Dhaka – Police on Tuesday arrested a man from Mirerbag Balurmath area in the upazila for killing a schoolboy after abduction in Keraniganj.The deceased was identified as Md Sohag Khan, 11, son of Md Idris Khan of Mirerbag area.Sub-inspector Md Ashraful Alam of Keraniganj Police Station said Shahin, a neighbour of the victim, kidnapped the boy on Monday noon and demanded Tk 5,00,000 from his father over mobile phone.
Shahin also threatened to kill the boy if the family fails to provide the money or inform police.
Later in the afternoon, the victim’s family filed a case with Keraniganj Police Station in this regard while police with technological help spotted Shahin and caught him from his house in the evening.
Later, following Shahin’s confessional statement, police recovered body of the schoolboy from under the bed in shahin’s room.
Failing to get the money, Shahin strangulated the boy to death and kept the body under his bed, police said.UNB
