Police are searching for the group of men who beat 13-year-old boy to death and put the video of the torture online. A few locals spotted and chased the mob which tried to dump the Rajon’s body in a nearby landfill. Three thugs were caught and handed over to authorities.
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Hundreds of people formed a human chain earlier Monday outside Samiul’s home to protest over the killing, which prompted widespread soul-searching on social media about the prevalence of violence in Bangladesh, Dhaka. Residents from the nearby villages had protested on Sunday when they demanded the police make arrests.
“Samiul Alam Rajon died on July 8 as a result of merciless beating”, said local police.
In a video filmed by an expat TV station as he was led away to a waiting police car in handcuffs, Islam said that he had “made a mistake, please forgive me”, before bursting into tears.
An attacker seen beating Rajan asks him to tell them his name, admit that he stole a van and own up to someone, bdnews24 reported.
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“Samiul Alam Rajon died on July 8 as a result of merciless beating”, said local police.
