A teenage boy was killed and another was injured in an attack reportedly by the members of a ‘teenagers’ gang’ in the city’s Sutrapur area on Monday night.
The victim was identified as Ananta, 17, a Class IX student of a local school and a resident of Dholaikhal area.
Abdul Khan, sub-inspector of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said that Ananta noticed that Ferdous along with 10 to 12 people beating Saju at Farashganj Ghat while returning home after offering prayers at a mosque about 11:00pm.
At one stage, Ananta tried to save Saju and protested at the incident. Later, Ferdous along with his gang hit Ananta with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured.
He was then taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
However, Saju was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
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