Six held over killing schoolboy in Barisal
STAFF REPORTER, Barisal
Police arrested six students of Barisal Technical School and College till filing the report over the killing of Sydur Rahman Ridoy, a student of Barisal Abdur Rub Serniabat Government School of the city.
Ridoy, (14), student of class was stabbed to death on the spot at Poresh Sagar field in his school compound on Saturday morning.
The police said Ridoy was killed by students of the Barisal Government Alekanda College.
Sources said Ridoy was attacked by a group of college students at 9:30am. He was severely beaten up and then stabbed with some sharp weapon in the back. He died on the spot.
His friend, Md Rafi, was also attacked by the miscreants and suffered severe injuries. He has been admitted to the Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
Abdul Kuddus, investigating officer of Barisal Kotwali police station, said some students of the college had been teasing girl students of the school near the Paresh Sagar field. Recently, Ridoy and his friends protested against this. The eve-teasers attacked and killed Ridoy to settle scores, he added.
S M Ruhul Amin, commissioner Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) said arrested are the planers of the murder.
Murad Hosen, Emon, Raju, Santo and Nahid. They are the students of Class X of Barisal Technical School and College.
Earlier Ziaur Rahman, father of victim filed a murder case with Barisal model kotwali thana against nine persons.
Police later sent two arrested including main accused of the case MD Abu Syed and Raju to the additional chief magistrate court yesterday noon. The court sent them to the safe custody.
