Abducted schoolboy found dead in Savar

A schoolboy, who was kidnapped two days ago, was found dead at Birualia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital this morning.

The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, a student of class one and son of Kabir Hossain of Barishal.

Police said Mehedi and his parents used to live in a rented house of one Abdul Karim in Kakab area.

On October 12, Jashim and Anika, neighbours of Mehedi, abducted the boy and handed him over to one Arman. Later, they made a phone call to his father Kabir demanding Tk 50,000 as ransom, said Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station.

The victim's father provided Tk 15,000 to the kidnappers through bKash but they strangled the boy with a rope and dumped the body.

Kabir then filed a case with Savar Model Police Station.

After tracking the mobile phone, police arrested Jasim and Anika.

Following their confession, police recovered the body of the minor and sent it to morgue for a post-mortem examination.