Teenage boy 'hangs himself' in Dhaka's Mirpur

Police have recovered the body of a teenaged boy that was hanging from the ceiling fan with a scarf tied around his neck at Mirpur in Dhaka.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 Oct 2017, 08:36 PM
Updated : 16 Oct 2017, 08:36 PM

The victim, Sayem Dewan, 15, died by suicide on Monday night, police said quoting his parents.

Mirpur Police Station Inspector Md Mizanur Rahman said Sayem worked at a teashop his father runs.  

The reason behind the alleged suicide was unknown, the police officer said.

But the residents of the area told bdnews24.com that the boy was playing the suicidal online game 'Blue Whale'.

Inspector Mizanur said there was no picture of blue whale drawn on the boy's body like it is seen on the bodies of the 'Blue Whale' victims.

But photos shared by the residents on the social media showed a picture of a blue whale' tattooed on the boy's left hand.

Witnesses also said they heard from the boy that he was playing the game and tattooed the blue whale as part of the game.

Inspector Mizanur said Sayem had a smartphone and his parents had broken it.

Police recovered the phone and would check it later, he said.

The body is at Dhaka Medical College for post-mortem examination.