Teenager killed with screwdriver in port city

Police yesterday arrested a youth from Dhaka on charge of killing a 19-year-old with a screwdriver in Chattogram city’s Ambagan area, under Khulshi Police Station, on Sunday night.

The arrestee -- Md Sohel (22) -- is a mechanic of CNG-run auto-rickshaw, said police.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pranab Chowdhury, of Khulshi Police Station, said Sohel resides and works in Ambagan area and was friends with the deceased, Nahid.

Md Nahid was stabbed with a screwdriver when he went to Ambagan to meet Sohel over a personal dispute, said police. The incident happened in front of the office of ward-13 councilor at around 8:30pm on Sunday.

Nahid was a CCTV mechanic in Ambagan area.

OC Pranab said after the incident, Sohel fled to Dhaka on Sunday night to avoid arrest. Police arrested him from the capital’s Malibagh area yesterday morning.

“Nahid and a few of his friends went to port city’s Jhautala area to beat up a youth on Saturday but Sohel did not go with them despite the former’s request. Nahid and two others met Sohel on Sunday night and asked why he did not go there (Jhautala) with them -- triggering a brawl,” said the OC.

The police official said at one point, Nahid started beating up Sohel and the latter stabbed Nahid in the chest with a screwdriver -- leaving Nahid critically injured.

Nahid succumbed to his injuries at Agrabad Ma O Shishu Hospital.

The OC said police collected CCTV footage of the councilor’s office where Nahid was seen beating up Sohel.

The victim’s father Abdullah filed a case accusing Sohel in this connection, said the OC.