7-yr-old boy tied to tree and tortured in Kushtia

A seven-year-old boy was tied to a tree and tortured over allegation of thievery in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia yesterday afternoon.

Jewel, 7, used to work at a shop in front of Lalon Shah's shrine.

Around 3:30pm yesterday, Meru Miah and Tanjil from Cheuria village picked him up, tied him to a tree and beat him up, said Nasir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station.

Meru and Tanjil tortured the boy after one Selim provoked them suspecting Jewel of snatching his mobile phone, the OC said.

No complaint was filed in this regard as Jewel was rescued within five to seven minutes by the locals.

Soon after the incident, police detained Meru Mia, the OC said.

Source: thedailystar