Two other kids saw the conductor in the toilet just seconds before the murder, while a gardener saw him coming out afterwards
The seven-year-old student of Gurugram's Ryan International School, who was found murdered on Friday, had apparently seen the accused, school bus conductor Ashok Kumar, masturbating inside the school toilet, police said on Monday.
Two others students, including one from Class II-B, told the police in their statement that they saw Kumar inside the toilet just seconds before the homicide. They later identified him as well. The two had gone in to change their Karate uniform.
Meanwhile, police sources said they have recreated the scene of crime with the help of forensic experts and the statements of witnesses and accused. Investigating officers privy to the probe told DNA when the boy saw the accused, he pulled out a knife, and stabbed the child near his right ear and then tore his throat apart.
"When the conductor walked into the washroom, two students of primary section, whose statements have been recorded in front of a magistrate, were changing their uniform. The students then walked out of the toilet. This was when the victim went in. When the child pushed open a door, he saw the accused masturbating. Shocked, he tried to run but the sexually charged conductor held him and tried to sexually assault him," a senior police officer said.
The seven-year-old then tried to raise an alarm. Kumar then shut his mouth with his right hand and took out the knife with the left hand. He stabbed the child near his right ear and then tore his throat open.
"Since the child's back was towards the accused, not much of the blood spilled on his clothes. Kumar then ran out to a water cooler, and washed his hands, knife, and clothes," the officer said.
A gardener, who was the one to raise an alarm about the murder, saw the child crawling near the gate of the washroom and alerted the senior authorities. "The gardener's statement has also been recorded. He said he had seen the conductor walking out of the washroom," the police said.
Police also consulted a team of medical experts to ascertain whether it was possible for a child with such grievous injuries to walk up to the entrance of the toilet. "Experts suggested that the child had crawled 12-15 steps after being stabbed," officers said.
ALL WITHIN 4 MINUTES
- 7.56 am The conductor walks into the washroom, two students of primary section, changing karate uniforms saw him
- 7.58 am Victim walks inside the washroom and pushed an unbolted door where he finds the conductor masturbating
- 7.58 am The sexually charged conductor, held the boy and tried sexually assaulting him, when the minor shouted for help
- 7.59 am Terrified of being caught, the man pulls out a knife and stabs the child near right ear, then slits his throat
- 8 am The accused runs out to a water cooler and washes hands, knife and clothes, This is when he is spotted by a gardener who also saw Pradyumn crawling near the washroom’s entrance and raised an alarm
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