4 killed in separate incidents in Ctg

Four people, including a woman and a child, were killed in separate incidents in Chattogram on Saturday and Sunday.

Three of the deceased were identified as Rita Akter, 24, daughter of Azizur Rahman of Baniachang upazila in Habiganj, Rifat Sheikh, 15, son of Khairul from Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla, and Zaynal, 8, of Bayezid area in the port city.

Police said Rita died on Saturday after falling from a high-rise building of University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) in the city.

Law enforcers could not confirm whether she had jumped or had been pushed from the building.

“We are investigating the matter,” said Arifur Rahman, officer in-charge (OC) of Khulshi Police Station.

In another incident, an unidentified youth was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief at a factory at Boalkhali upazila on Sunday.

OC Mahfuzur Rahman of Boalkhali Police Station said three factory workers were detained for questioning and filing of a case in this connection was under process.

Meanwhile, two cousins - Rifat Sheikh, son of Md Khairul of Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla, and Mamun, 20, went missing after descending to the sea at Guliakhali beach under Sitakunda upazila on Saturday.

Body of Rifat was recovered from a nearby mangrove area on Sunday while Mamun remained missing.

In another incident, eight-year-old Joynal was killed after a boundary wall collapsed on him in the Arefin Nagar area under Bayezid police station on Saturday. Two others were also injured in the incident.

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OC Abdul Karim of Bayezid Police Station said several children were playing near the wall and hanging from its gate. Suddenly, it collapsed trapping three children.

“They were rescued and taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), where Joynal was declared dead. The rest duo was undergoing treatment there,” he said.