Two arrested accused confess

A case was filed accusing around 35 people in connection with the murder of Savar schoolboy Rohanul Islam Rohan on Sunday, and two accused yesterday gave confessional statements to a Dhaka court.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Kazi Ashrafuzzaman recorded Hridoy (19) and another youth's statements after Tahmidul Islam, investigation officer of the case and sub-inspector of Savar Model Police Station produced them before court yesterday afternoon, after their arrest earlier, Saiful Islam inspector (investigation) of the police station told The Daily Star.

The duo was sent to jail. The details of their statements could not be known immediately.

Earlier, Rohan's father Sobhan Mia filed a case with the police station against 15 named youths and 15 to 20 unidentified people. Most of accused are Rohan's friends.

According to the case statement, Rohan was a tenth-grader at Rodela Model School in Ulail area. He was supposed to sit for his SSC this year.

Last Saturday evening, an altercation had broken out between Rohan and his friends out of a trivial matter.

The quarrel was blown out of proportion by the youths, and on Saturday evening around 7pm, three boys took Rohan to a restaurant in front of Allied Cadet School in Bank Colony area.

There, they along with a group of classmates attacked Rohan with sticks and sharp weapons. Another four accused along with unnamed perpetrators hacked Rohan's chest using a Swiss-gear knife, said the case statement.

Rohan was later taken to Savar Enam Medical College and Hospital where an on-duty doctor declared him dead, the case statement added.

Seeking anonymity, officials of the police station said Rohan was attacked because the perpetrators had a dispute with him.

Meanwhile, Rohan's family members and locals formed a human chain beside Dhaka-Aricha highway at Ulail demanding justice for the deceased.

AFM Sayeed, officer in-charge (OC) of Savar Model Police Station said police are trying their best to arrest the culprits.