A dispute over a mobile phone led to the death of a boy at the hands of his own cousin in Gabtali Upazila’s Naruamala area on Monday morning.
The deceased, Mobashwer Hossain, a class 6 student at a local madrasa, was the son of Shafiqul Islam.
The incident occurred at around 11:30 am. Police have detained Mobashwer’s 16-year-old cousin in connection with the killing.
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Ashiq Iqbal, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gabtali Model Police Station, said that Mobashwer had taken his cousin Nabil's mobile phone without permission to play with it. Enraged by this, Nabil allegedly used a sharp Burmese knife to fatally stab Mobashwer in their home.
After the incident came to light, local residents apprehended Nabil and hand him over to the police. He was later taken into custody.
OC Iqbal said that the police are investigating the case further.