Saudi police detains Bangladeshi child killer in Jeddah

Alert Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia have helped in nabbing a fugitive accused in the brutal killing of a 13-year-old boy whose video footage of being beaten to death in Bangladesh caused widespread outrage.

Labour Counsellor in Jeddah Mokammel Hossain said that Kamrul Islam was caught by embassy officials on the tip off by expatriates and later handed over to Saudi police.

Islam has been arrested for torturing teenage vegetable vendor Samiul Alam Rajan who was tied to a pole in Bangladesh and beaten up for nearly 30 minutes until he died.