The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A schoolboy was beaten and stabbed to death by some assailants in a deadly attack at Daserkandi in Khilgaon area of the city yestereday.

The victim was identified as Saifuddin, 16, a student of class-VII of Trimohoni High School. Police and witnesses said 7 to 8 assailants intercepted Saifuddin at Daserkandi on his way home from school at about 2:00 PM. "They beat him black and blue and then stabbed him, leaving him critically injured," says a spot account of the killing scene.

He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Rafiqul Alam, elder brother of the victim, alleged that Noruzzaman,

Kamruzzaman and Mosharraf were among eight attackers who killed his

younger brother as Noruzzaman had an altercation with the victim's

cousin, Alamgir, over earth filling in the morning.

However, none was arrested in connection with the killing so far.

A case was filed with Khilgaon police station.