Pest control service officer arrested over death of 2 children

An officer of the pest control service has been arrested over the death of two children at Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka.    

Abul Basar Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Officer-in-charge of Bhatara Police Station, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday morning.

He said they arrested the pest control service officer Titu. He sprayed pesticide at the children’s house in Bashundhara’s I-Block area.

“We are interrogating him over the matter,” the OC said.

The OC also said the children’s father Mobarak Hossain Tushar on Monday filed a case against three people. The investigation is underway.

According to police and family members, the pest control service staffs sprayed pesticide at the house on Friday. Two days later, the family members returned home and fell ill. They were rushed to the hospital. The two children - Shayyan Mobarat Zahin, 15, and Shahil Mobarat Zayyan, 9 - died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in the hospital.