Ashraful Islam Jitu, a 10-class student of Haji Yunus Ali School and College, killed his college teacher named Utpal Kumar Sarkar by hitting him with a stump to show his heroism to a girl.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Legal and Media Director Commander Khandker Al Moin told the reporter during a press briefing at the RAB media centre on Thursday.
Utpal, alongside being a teacher of the institution, was also the chairman of the disciplinary committee. So, he used to look after disciplinary issues.
As a part of his responsibility, Utpal told Jitu not to roam around with the girl freely on the premises.
Being agitated by his advice, Jitu planned to attack Utpal to display his heroism, he admitted.
According to the plan, Utpal was beaten with a stump severely by Jitu during the girls' cricket tournament in the school on June 25.
As a result of the brutal beating, Utpal died while undergoing treatment at the hospital, he further said.
After the incident, Jitu fled and hid in different parts of the country.
Later, he was arrested from Gazipur’s Sripur area in a joint operation of RAB intelligence with RAB-1 and RAB-4 on Wednesday, said Commander Moin.
About the Jitu’s life, the RAB Legal and Media Director said “Jitu took a break from his education and after the break, at first, he was admitted to a school, then to a madrasa, and lastly was admitted to Haji Yunus Ali School and College in the ninth grade and has been studying in the tenth grade.”
“Jitu used to tease and annoy the female students, and he also formed a teenage gang called ‘Jitu Dada’ under his leadership,” Commander Moin added.
