Kid killed, cousin held

A 10-year-old boy was found murdered at a maize field in Nawabganj upazila of the district yesterday.

The victim was Minhajul Islam, son of Delwar Hossain of Jotbani village in Birampur upazila.

Police arrested his cousin Azizur Rahman, 22, son of Rashidul Islam, in connection with the killing.

Police and family members said Azizur came out of the house with his cousin Minhajul on Tuesday afternoon to visit their relatives.

But, Azizur returned home alone in the evening. Asked about Minhajul's whereabouts, Azizur said he killed him.

Later, family members handed over Azizur to Birampur police.

Based on his information, police recovered Minhajul's body from the maize field the following day and sent it to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Subrata Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Nawabganj Police Station.

The reason behind the killing could not be known immediately, said the OC.