A fourteen-year-old boy has been beaten to death in suspicion of theft in Mymensingh.
The victim has been identified as Riazul Islam Riad, a student of class eight of Ghagra Uthuri Sipan High School.
The incident was reported from Gafargaon Upazila’s Uthuri Ghagra Tower intersection area on Thursday morning, said police.
Gafargaon police OC Abdul Ahad Khan said, “Riad was severely beaten by local businessmen Ashraful, Kamrul, and Rashid suspecting in connection with a thievery at a departmental store at Uthuri Ghagra Tower intersection area. Later, the victim was recovered from the spot and admitted to Upazila Heath Complex in a critical condition where the doctors declared him dead.”
Ashraful and his accomplices have gone into hide after the incident, he added.
“After primary investigation, legal actions will be taken,” said OC Ahad Khan.
Claiming it a planned muder, a witness Motaleb said, “Ashraful and his accomplices have killed Riad on broad daylight.”