An SSC examinee was stabbed to death by a thief in the Chowdhury Bazar area of Habiganj district town early Thursday.
The deceased is Jony Das, 17, son of Nirdoy Das of the same area. Officer-in-charge of Habiganj Sadar model police station Sajal Sarker confirmed the matter.
The OC said that a group of thieves broke into the house of Nirdoy Das early in the morning. The family members caught one of the thieves. At one stage, the thief stabbed Jony and fled away. Jony鈥檚 elder brother Joy Das was also stabbed as he tried to save him.
They were taken to Habiganj Sadar Hospital where Jony died to his injuries.
鈥楶olice have launched a drive to arrest the killer,鈥� the OC added.
