Fantasy makes 6 N'ganj teenagers to child 'murderer'

A repulsive fantasy of teens unveiled in Narayanganj's Fatullah upazila, as police have arrested six teenagers for their alleged involvment in killing a child only to have the experience of being imprisoned.

The suspected six, all are aged between 14 and 18, have been arrested in connection with the killing of 11-year-old child Hossain.

Superintendent of Police Mizanur Rahman Munshi disclosed the terrifying details during a press briefing on Monday, adding that one of the detainees has already provided a confessional statement before the court.

Describing the incident, the police official told that Hossain, son of a flower seller named Suman from Shiyachar area, went missing on April 18. Later, he was found dead on April 23 and his body was recovered from an abandoned house near Fatullah railway tracks.

According to police investigations, the suspects, most of whom are drug addicts had pre-planned to kill someone to fulfill their curiosity about the jail life. On the morning of April 18, they spotted Hossain passing by the abandoned house while they lured him inside under the pretext of smoking hemp.

Once inside, the group attacked him with sharp weapons, killing him on the spot, stated the investigation report.

"There was no personal enmity between the victims and the suspects and Hossain was chosen simply because he was an easy target," SP Munshi stated. 

The investigation gained momentum after police arrested an associate, who was appointed to look after the dumped body of Hossain. His information led to the arrest of two in Barisal and the remainder in various parts of Fatullah. However, one suspect remains at large, he said.

Police have also recovered a knife used in the murder from a nearby garbage dump based on information provided by the detainees, concluded the police official.

SS/TZ