2 teens held over beating BD man in US

block

UNB, Dhaka :Two teens were arrested on Friday for beating a Bangladeshi man in New York on January 16. Mujibur Rahman, 43, was beaten by two the teens screaming about ISIS when he was walking with his 9-year-old niece from school earlier this month, reports New York Daily News.Cops arrested a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old for the attack after the younger boy’s mother heard the boys bragging to their friends about the hate crime, a police source said.The alarmed mom turned her son into the43rd Precinct, where he gave up his 15-year-old partner, who was then nabbed at his school Friday morning, officials said.The suspects – whose names were not released because of their ages – were charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment as a hate crime. The older teen faces a list of other charges, including acting in a manner injurious to a child.Majibur Rahman, 43, was wearing traditional South Asian clothing when he was attacked in front of his horrified 9-year-old niece in Parkchester. Shouting “ISIS! ISIS!” they allegedly punched the Bangladeshi immigrant until he collapsed, then kicked him.

block