Ryan school murder: Bus conductor Ashok Kumar walks free from Bhondsi jail

Ryan school bus conductor Ashok Kumar walked free from Bhondsi jail on Wednesday, a day after Gurugram court granted him bail in the sensational murder case of Pradyuman Thakur.

Earlier on Tuesday, the High Court judge granted bail to the bus conductor due to 'lack of evidence'. The decision was made after the CBI failed to submit incriminating evidence against Ashok that could directly connect him to the case.

"The bail was granted under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which states that everyone has the right to personal liberty and life," said Advocate Anil Sharma, who was present in the court on behalf of Ashok's lawyer Mohit Verma.

However, the victim's family had opposed to giving bail to Kumar, stating that the investigation is not over yet. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is now handling the probe, had also stated that they have not given a clean chit to anyone as of now.

On Monday, the CBI submitted the DNA sample report in the Gurugram court. The report stated that the blood samples recovered from Ashok's shirt by the Haryana Police did not match with that of the murdered child.

Meanwhile, a Class 11 student was arrested in connection to the sensational Ryan School murder case.

Ashok was accused of murdering a Class II student, Pradyuman Thakur, in a Gurugram school.

The seven-year-old was found dead in the washroom of Gurugram's Ryan School International with his throat brutally slit on September 8.