Extortionists kill boy as father refuses to pay toll
Our Correspondent, Kushtia
A schoolboy was slaughtered on Saturday by extortionists at Berashula village in Sadar upazila, Jhenidah following his father's refusal to pay toll.According to family sources, the extremists demanded Tk 30,000 as illegal toll from Abdul Quddus, a farmer at the village last month. They were pressuring Quddus to pay the money. When Quddus refused to bow down to their pressure, they threatened him on Thursday night of dire consequence. According to police, the culprits stormed into the house of Quddus at about 11:00pm on Saturday and picked up his school going son Abdus Sabur, 11, confining all the family members at gunpoint. They took the boy to a nearby jute field and slaughtered him there. Local people found the boy's body yesterday morning. Police rushed to the spot and sent the body to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital for autopsy. When contacted, Jhenidah Sadar police told this correspondent they have identified the killers and trying to nab them.
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