A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by members of the infamous “teen gang” in Chittagong city's Panchlaish area on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, a worker of an aluminium factory in Muradpur area, hailing from Brahmanbaria district.
Quoting the boy's maternal uncle, police said that Rafiqul had an old enmity with some members of the gang.
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"Around 8:30pm on Monday, he was stabbed indiscriminately by the accused while he was returning home from work," an official said Tuesday.
A seriously injured Rafiqul was taken to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 9:30pm, said assistant sub-inspector of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital police outpost, Shilbrata Barua.
A member of the gang has been arrested in connection with the crime, he said, adding that efforts are on to nab the other accused.