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by one Faisal Mia. There, Sabuj Mia, 34, a rickshaw puller, allegedly pumped compressed air through the child’s rectum using a tyre inflator as a “prank”, said Ramim’s father, Ripon.

He added that the child soon fell critically ill as his abdomen swelled severely. Hearing his screams, locals rescued him and rushed him to Narsingdi District Hospital.

After primary treatment, doctors referred the child to Dhaka for advanced care. He later died around 5:15pm while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital.

Ripon demanded exemplary punishment for those who killed his son.

Md Rakib Askari, duty doctor at the emergency department of Narsingdi District Hospital, said excessive air pressure likely ruptured parts of Ramim’s intestine, causing internal bleeding, severe abdominal pain, and breathing complications.

Following an autopsy, the child’s body was taken to his family’s village home in Narsingdi, where he was buried yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the family filed a written complaint in the evening against Faisal Mia, Sabuj Mia, and four to five unnamed others, Ripon said.

Confirming the matter, OC Shahed said legal action would be taken as per the complaint and that operations were already underway to arrest those involved.