Police on Thursday arrested five college students in connection with the recent killing of a student of Chittagong Collegiate School in the city's Jamal Khan area.
Among them, four 2nd year students of Hazera Tazu Degree College - Sabbir, Fahim, Aabu Sayed, and Arman -- were arrested from Fatikchhari upazila of the district. Police, meanwhile, arrested another student Muntasir from the port city's Badurtola area.
A blood-stained knife which was used in the killing was also seized, news agency UNB reported, quoting Md Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
Adnan Isfar, 15, a class-IX student of Chittagong Collegiate School and College, was stabbed to death by some youths in the city on Tuesday following a reported dispute over a cricket match.
At one stage of the argument, Isfar's friends stabbed him, said the OC adding that the boy started running after being chased and collapsed at Jamal khan.
Being rescued in an injured condition, he was rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The OC said they collected a video footage which showed the schoolboy was running while some others were chasing him.
Following the incident, a case was filed with the police station.
Chittagong schoolboy murder: Police arrest five students, seize knife
FE Team | Published: January 18, 2018 13:00:28 | Updated: January 18, 2018 15:18:00
Adnan Isfar, 15, a class-IX student of Chittagong Collegiate School and College, was stabbed to death by some youths in the port city on Tuesday. - Collected photo
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