Two minors tortured in Pirojpur: Father-son sent to jail

A Pirojpur court on Sunday sent a man and his son to jail for allegedly beating up two minor boys after tying them to tree on suspicion of stealing in their shop in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila.

The convicts were identified as Khalilur Rahman, 65, and his son Mehedi Hasan, 27, of Bhitabaria village of the upazila. 

The victims were named as Rakib, 9, and Hridoy, 11.

Khalilur and Mehedi tied the children to a tree with rope and beat them up mercilessly on Saturday, accusing them of stealing in their shop.

The children fell sick after being subjected to barbaric torture. Locals later rescued them.

Later, Rakib’s mother filed a case against them on Saturday over the matter.

Officer-in-Charge of Bhandaria Police Station SM Maksudur Rahman confirmed the news.

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