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9-year-old boy dies after assault at Narsingdi garage
A nine-year-old boy died after allegedly being subjected to a brutal act involving compressed air through the rectum at an auto-rickshaw garage in Palash upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday.
The deceased, Ramim, was the son of trader Ripon Mia from Gazaria Charkarardi village in the upazila.
According to police and locals, the incident took place at a battery-run auto-rickshaw garage in Gazaria Bazar. Ramim went to the market in the morning and later entered the garage around 9:00am.
It is alleged that a rickshaw driver used an air pump to force air into the child’s body, leaving him critically injured.
Hearing his screams, locals rushed him to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital. After initial treatment, doctors referred him to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
He later died at a private hospital in Dhaka around 4:15pm while undergoing treatment.
Md Rakib Askari, a doctor at the emergency department of Narsingdi Sadar Hospital, said the child’s condition had deteriorated rapidly due to internal injuries caused by the forced entry of high-pressure air, reports UNB.
Shahed Al Mamun, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Palash Police Station, said police were sent to the area after receiving information that the body had been brought home.
He added that further legal action would be taken based on a written complaint from the family, while efforts are underway to arrest those involved.