Cumilla: A 14-year-old boy was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten up by some locals in Cumilla just for Tk 450 that his father owed to a furniture shop owner, reports UNB.  

In his complaint to the local police station, the boy's father alleged that he purchased a wooden cot from the shop owned by a man named Nahidul in Burichang upazila a few days ago.

Police said that action would be taken, following a probe. "Investigation is on,” said sub-inspector of Burichang police station, Sharif Rahman.