Al Amin alias Sajib, 14, a class V student arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for killing his four-year-old sister gave confessional statement before a Dhaka court on Friday.
Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Mohammad Millat Hossain recorded the statement of Sajib and sent him to Juvenile Development Centre (JDC) in Gazipur's Tongi.
Earlier on September 24, RAB arrested Sajib the capital’s Banani area for his suspected involvement in the killing of his four-year-old sister.
Tipped off, a team of RAB-1 conducted a drive in the area and arrested Al Amin, said director of RAB (media) Lieutenant Colonel Ashique Billah.
During preliminary interrogation, Al Amin reportedly confessed to police that he strangled his sister, Mim, out of jealousy as his parents loved her more.
Earlier, Mim’s body was recovered from the bathroom of their house at Karail slum in Jamai Bazar in the city’s Banani area on Wednesday.
A case was filed with Banani Police Station in this connection.
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