SINGAPORE, June 20 — For about two hours yesterday, they led police officers around, taking them through the events that led to the grisly death of a 59-year-old Pakistani man, whose legless body was last week found stuffed in a suitcase on Syed Alwi Road, while his legs were discovered in a nearby cemetery.

The two suspects in the case — Rasheed Muhammad, 43, and Ramzan Rizwan, 25, both Pakistani — were arrested last Thursday. Yesterday, they were taken separately by the police to a tourist lodge on Rowell Road, where they and the victim Muhammad Noor are said to have stayed and where the crime allegedly took place.

Rasheed, who was accompanied by more than five police officers and an interpreter, arrived first at about 10.15am. Dressed in a red polo shirt and dark blue shorts with his wrists and ankles bound, he was taken to the lodge and spent close to 20 minutes there.

Later, he was taken to Syed Alwi Road, where a rag-and-bone man found the suitcase last Wednesday.

Throughout the process, he answered questions from the police, occasionally gesturing to spots on the ground. He was then taken back into remand for further investigations.

Ramzan, dressed similarly, arrived at the lodge at about 11.35am. By then, many onlookers had gathered as he left an unmarked van. He spent about 15 minutes in the lodge, before being taken at about 12.15pm to a Muslim cemetery in Jalan Kubor (a short distance from Syed Alwi Road), where Muhammad’s legs were found. After answering questions from the police, he was taken back for investigations.

The duo are alleged to have committed the murder some time between June 10 and the evening of June 11 at Room 44 in the lodge. They were charged with murder on Saturday and, if convicted, face the death penalty.

When contacted yesterday, the owner of the lodge, who did not want to be named, declined further comment. Last week, he told TODAY that the three men, typically dressed in traditional Pakistani clothing, were quiet and kept to themselves. They are said to have sold tissue paper for a living since arriving here last month.

“I’m surprised by what happened. They (keep to) themselves and sometimes come back at different times,” he had said. “He (Muhammad) was a very quiet man; the other two (men) also don’t talk so much.”

Yesterday evening, it seemed to be business as usual in the lodge, with at least 10 tenants coming and going. A shop assistant working nearby, who declined to be named, said many tourists stay in the lodge. “I saw (the three men) once in a while, but there’s nothing unusual about them,” he added. The duo will return to court today. — Today