Dhaka: Yet two more people were held over the killing of Adnan Kabir, a ninth grader of Uttara Trust School and College in Dhaka.

The arrestees, Nur Alam, and Karim, in their early twenties, are held in Pagar area under Tongi police station in Gazipur on Saturday evening.

Confirming the arrest, the Uttara (West) police inspector Shah Alam said two people were held for their alleged involvement in the case filed over schoolboy Adnan killing. They were identified after watching video footages, one of the evidences found by the investigating police officials.

Earlier, on 8 March, three young men were also held Uttara and Gazipur’s Tongi area for their linked with the killing.

A total of 21 people were held for their alleged involvement in the murder. Eight among them gave their confessional statement before the court.

Earlier, on 6 January, Adnan Kabir, aged around 15, was beaten to death allegedly by some local boys in Uttara.

Kabir Hossain, father of Adnan, filed a case with the Uttara (West) police.

Kabir in his statement said His son was killed following a clash between his friends over establishing seniority.

On 7 January, the Uttara (West) Police Officer-in-charge Ali Hossain said two suspected men were arrested in the case. The arrestees are Mohammad Safat Jakir, aged 16, and Nasir Mohammad Alam, in his eighteen; both are Adnan’s friend, and residents of the same area.

Police said members of some teenage boys’ groups had a clash over seniority at sector-13 in Uttara on 6 January. At one stage, members of the rival group attacked Adnan with hockey sticks.

However, severely injured Adnan was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

It has been known that, Adnan Kabir was a member of a teenage boy’s gang, Nine Star.

Adnan’s father, Kabir Hossain, is resident of sector-13 in Uttara. He is a trader of construction supplies.