Natore, June 26 (UNB) – A 12-year-old boy was found dead beside his house at Doulatpur village in Baraigram upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Hasan, 12, son of Abdul Halim of the village.
Dilip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said Hasan lived with his mother Rina Begum.
Quoting Rina, police said criminals broke into the house and took the boy outside at night.
Later, they killed him and dumped his body beside the house.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to a local hospital for autopsy.
Police have detained the mother interrogation.