Badhon, whose full name is Kazi Naimul Islam and his friends Wadidul Kabir Tonmoy and Kazi Nibrush Niluv of Monipur Pre-Cadet School and College, were victims of a gruesome act committed by three teenagers Jahan, Rajib and Masud from East Monipur.

"How could teenagers commit such a crime?" said Guley Noor again.

The victims are being treated at the Fuad Al Khatib Unit of Kalyanpur Ibn Sina Hospital.

Dr Tawfique Munim, the hospital's chief medical officer, said that the teenagers are in satisfactory condition after initial surgery.

Meanwhile, a medical board comprising of general surgeons, ENT (Ear, Neck and Throat) specialists, vascular surgeons and medicine specialists has been formed to look into the case, he said.

This correspondent visited the residences of Jahan, Rajib and Masud to talk with their parents, last Sunday.

Rajib's father Amir Ali lives in a tin shed at West Shewrapara and runs his family by selling jackfruits.

"Rajib used to steal money from me and sometimes escape from school to play video games with Jahan," said Ali, admitting his son's addiction to video games.

"I usually return home at midnight. He took advantage of this and was involved with criminal groups," he added.

Masud's situation is no better. Though a student of a primary school, his father Nurul Islam, a tea seller, forced him to work at his tea stall near the Mirpur 10 Square. His father said the boy got involved with petty crime in his absence.

Jahan's father Abdul Kader, a CNG auto rickshaw driver, lives in Senpara Parbata. He sent his son to school but "did not have any information about my son's friends or what they did".

A prominent lawyer and juvenile crime analyser, Dr. Shahdin Malik said that children and infantile behaviour are influenced by their families and the society.

"These children are not responsible for this type of crime. If they are prompted by any kind of greed, the families and the society must take the responsibility," he said.

"As the three criminals are below 15 years, no case can be filed against them under the criminal law and considering their age, family environment and social status, the court probably will order to send them to correctional centres," he added.

He also said that the state too has a responsibility and the judgement procedure of their crime should be completed under the Juvenile court.

According to reports in some dailies, Badhon used to watch porno movies with the teenagers in the absence of his parents, but his parents denied the allegation. "The police have not found any clue against the allegation. So why are the dailies reporting such news?" asked Badhon's mother.

"A sense of insecurity is hovering over us as some individuals are demanding that the case filed against the teenagers be withdrawn," said Abdul Hamid, Badhon's father.

Dr. M. A. Mohit Kamal, a psychiatrist and assistant professor of National Institute for Mental Health said: "The parents must be held responsible for the crime committed. They are at work leaving their only son alone, not knowing about the companions of their son and what they do in their absence. "

On June 18, Jahan, in police remand, confessed to the crime to a metropolitan magistrate Nani Gopal Biswas. Jahan's statement said that he along with his two friends, Rajib and Masud, attacked his three classmates Badhon, Tonmoy and Niluv.

He added that his friend Rajib had promised him Tk 5,000 if he could get a CPU.

Meanwhile, Rajib and Masud were placed on a two-day remand and are being interrogated to find more about the incident.