The CBI on Saturday took Gurugram’s Ryan School’s bus conductor and two other officials in custody for a day. The accused were arrested earlier by the Gurugram police in connection with the murder of Pradhuman, a seven-year old student in Ryan International School, on September 8.
The CBI had sought custody of school bus conductor Ashok Kumar, regional head of the group Francis Thomas and HR head Jeyus Thomas from the Court. “On the request of the CBI in an ongoing investigation of a case related to the alleged murder of a student in a school at Gurugram, the competent court on Saturday remanded three accused in one day police custody,” a CBI spokesperson said.
The CBI on Friday took over the probe into the killing of the seven-year-old at the Gurugram School after receiving a notification from the Centre. Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar lal Khattar, following the demand of the victim's family, had on September 15 announced that the case will be probed by the CBI.
The case had been registered at the Bhondsi police station in Gurugram under the Indian Penal Code sections related to murder, and relevant sections of the Arms Act, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act.
Ashok Bakshi, DCP (south) who is also heading special investigation team (SIT), probing the case said.
“The Gurugram police on Saturday handed over the case file to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The CBI visited the crime spot to collect evidence. The Gurugram police similarly seeking to question to Ryan school top officials on September 26,” said the DCP.