Twin speaks of heartbreak after his brother's body found in former Batley bank

Akbar Badshah said he gets stopped by strangers who mistake him for his brother Ashgar, whose death a month after he went missing sparked a murder probe.

Bus driver Asghar, affectionately known as "Oscar", was found dead inside an old Yorkshire Bank in Batley, on December 29 after cops forced their way into the building.

Two men aged 27 and 30, and a 41-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Both men have been released under investigation and the woman is on bail pending further enquiries.

Akbar paid tribute to his "amazing" brother who has been described as a "a rare diamond" who made a real impact in his community.

He said: "He was just such a lovely human being.

"I must have had over 100 people visit me on Thursday, and there's going to be more coming, to pay their respects.

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"Everybody is saying such amazing stories.

"If anybody had any problem, he would help them.

"He wasn't a violent man, if he had his last £10 in his pocket, he'd give it to a stranger to help them.

"He loved all people equally.

""He was always humorous, always jovial, always happy, always cheerful.

"There was always a smile on his face.

"He was just an amazing brother to have."

The "absolutely identical" twins were inseparable and attended the same college where they would often be mistaken for each other.

Akbar added: "Even to this day, people confuse us.

"But my brother was so popular, he was always well-known and well liked."

He said his "selfless" brother loved his hometown of Bradford, West Yorks., where he carried out charity and community work.

He added: "We had so much banter about being twins and not many people knew that we were.

"I was on a cruise ship last November in the middle of the Med and a lady shouted 'Oscar'.

"I couldn't believe it."

Akbar said a number of his brother's regular passengers have shared their fond memories of him.

He added: "They said he was singing while he was driving the bus.

"He took the wrong turning once and when they told him, he said 'I'm sorry, I was thinking about my breakfast.'"

Messages of remembrance left in a book of condolence in Bradford described Asghar as "one of the nicest, humblest lads you could meet", "a rare diamond" and "a gentle and lovely guy".

The murder probe is ongoing into the death of Asghar, who was reported missing on December 4.

Detective Chief Inspector Heather Whoriskey, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Enquiries are continuing into the death of Mr Badshah, who was reported missing on 4 December.

"We believe he was last seen in the early hours of 30 November and I would appeal to anyone who has witnessed any suspicious activity in Commercial Street around that time or since to contact my team, so we can establish if this is linked to our investigation."