The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Police yesterday arrested three people involving slaying of a seven-year-old boy after abduction at South Jatrabari area in the city.

The victim was identified as Mahbub Hasan, son of Shafiqul Islam of Shariatpur district. Mahbub used to live with his family at Diptir Goli (Lane) of 668, East Dhularpar in Jatrabari.

Police said the victim's uncle Shawkat,39 , Parvez,17, of the locality, and their other accomplices on August 14 kidnapped Mahbub in front of his house over previous enmity.

They allegedly later killed the boy at midnight to avoid any trouble.

On the following evening, the abductors demanded Tk 2 lakh as ransom and threatened Awal over mobile phone unless they pay the amount.

On August 16, the victim's family made an agreement with the abductors to get their child back alive by paying Tk50,000.

According to the deal, the family members did not inform police about the matter and gave the abductors Tk15,000 instantly, said the victim' s maternal uncle Nasir.

Talking to UNB by phone Nasir said the abductors took them to different places in the city on the night of holy Shab-e-barat but failed to produce Mahbub before them.

At one stage the abductors told Mahbub's family that they better go to South Jatrabari as local people found a body of a child there.

The family then took the matter to police who recovered the body of Mahbub from Kutubkhali area of South Jatrabari at about 10am. The body was sent to Mitford Hospital for autopsy.

Later, police failed to capture alleged mastermind Parvez but detained his accomplice Shawkat and Parvez's parents.

Mahbub's family alleged that Parveez had repeatedly been threatening them to withdraw the case.

Otherwise, they said, he threatened to kill the other members of the family.

A case was filed with Shyampur police station.