Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Police believe the three teenage boys, who died at Jashore Juvenile Development Centre on Thursday, were beaten to death by the employees, not killed in clashes between themselves.

The juveniles, who were hospitalised with injuries, have made the claim, according to bdnews24.com.

AKM Nahidul Islam, the deputy inspector general of police, said on Friday that it was difficult to unearth the truth because they were informed about the "shocking" incident six hours after it had occurred.

"The injured at hospital are the key witnesses. No one tells a lie when they are dying. There is truth in their reasonable statements. We will treat them seriously when we investigate this one-sided incident," the DIG said.

One of the inj...