Boy beaten to death

A 10-year-old boy was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbours at Paker Ali village in Bagherpara upazila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Selim, a student of Class II at Mohammadpur Alia Madrasa and son of late Milon of the village. Police and locals said Selim had a quarrel with his neighbour Tumpa over plucking tamarind at night. At one stage, Tumpa's father Abdul Kader and mother Shukurun beat him up mercilessly over the issue, leaving him seriously injured. Later, local people took Selim to Jessore Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.