Family members and local people have demanded justice for the death of a teen in Mymensingh.
Riazul Islam Riad, a fourteen-year-old boy, has been beaten to death by local businessmen Ashraful, Kamrul, and Rashid in suspicion of theft on Thursday at Gafargaon Upazila’s Uthuri Ghagra Tower intersection area.
Claiming it a planned murder, a witness Motaleb said, “Ashraful and his accomplices have killed Riad on broad daylight.”
Victim’s grandmother Khodeja Khatun said, “Suspecting in connection with a thievery, 7 to 8 people including local businessmen Ashraful, Kamrul, and Rashid severely beaten Riad.”
"He was crying and claiming himself innocent but no one comes forward to save him. At one point, he touched one of their feet to apologize him, but that even did not stop them...
Then he was tied with rope to a tree and beaten with sticks randomly which continued for an hour, the weeping grandmother said.






“During the torture, 20 to 25 people gathered on the spot but no one came forward to save his life as they are afraid of Ashraful and his accomplices,” she added.
Another witness Emon said, “I was sleeping at 6 in the morning when I heard a screaming. I rushed to the spot where Riad was beating randomly by 7 to 8 people including the local businessman Ashraful. He hurled some abusive words to Riad saying that he broke into shop.”
“We demand justice for Riad’s death and such kinds of heinous acts,” he added.
A local businessman Asmat Ali also echoed the same, adding that police came to the spot after hours of the incident which allowed the perpetrators to flee from the area.
“In fear of them, no one tried to stop them and even didn’t tried to take him to the hospital”
“We demand punishment to the culprits,” he added.
Demanding justice for Riad, Mir Abdus Samad, headmaster of Ghagra Uthuri Sipan High School, said how can a teen be beaten in such way.
Gafargaon police OC Abdul Ahad Khan said, “We were informed around 8am which made the delay to reach the spot. We recovered the victim and admitted to Upazila Heath Complex in a critical condition where the doctors declared him dead.”
“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,” he added.