Haryana CM Khattar orders CBI probe into Ryan school murder case

Janjivan Bureau / Chandigarh : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday met the family of the 7-year-old boy, Praduman Thakur, who was found murdered in Gurugram’s Ryan International School, and ordered a CBI probe into the matter.
The boy was found with his throat slit on the morning of September 8 in the school toilet. Police allege that 42-year-old bus conductor Ashok Kumar killed him with a knife after the boy resisted an attempt to sodomise him.
“This case is handed over to CBI for investigation,” the Haryana CM said.
He also said that the state government will take over the school management for three months.
On handing over of his son’s murder case to CBI, Victim’s father, Varun Thakur said he was glad that the government has shown sensitivity in this case. The murder has created massive outrage against the school administration. Ashok Kumar, main accused in the murder case, had been sent to judicial custody till September 18. The Gurgaon Police had detained the school’s gardener, Harpal Singh. The cops are likely to arrest some more persons in connection with the case, a senior SIT officer said. Khattar visited the bereaved family after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar requested his Haryana counterpart to take stern action against those involved in the killing of a 7-year-old boy.Kumar had called up Khattar and also expressed his grief over the incident. On the CM’s directive, Bihar Director General of Police P K Thakur had a telephonic conversation with his Haryana counterpart and requested him to to take strongest possible action against the culprits in the case, it said. A class II student of Ryan International School was found murdered with his throat slit inside a toilet of Ryan International School on Friday, triggering public outrage.