Pradyuman's family demanded that he be tried as an adult.
A Gurugram Court on Wednesday sent Class 11 student of Ryan International School, arrested in connection with the murder of his schoolmate Pradyuman Thakur, to three-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand.
The student was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram today, after the CBI sought six-day custody of the student.
Meanwhile, the victim’s family has demanded that the juvenile student be tried as an adult and accordingly, be given a harsh punishment.
‘The age of the arrested student falls in the category of 16 to 18. Therefore, there is an option with the board to try him as an adult. We demand strict punishment for him, and we’ll ensure he is tried as an adult and is hanged till death,’ Sushil Tekriwal, advocate of Pradyuman’s family, said during a press conference here.
The advocate, however, did not rule out involvement of the school management in shielding the student.
‘We still believe there is a deep-rooted conspiracy hatched on part of various people, including the student who has been arrested today. CBI inquiry also indicates involvement of Pinto family, and it has not ruled out that possibility,’ the advocate said, adding, ‘Wiping out all evidences could not have been possible without ‘involvement of the top notches.’
Tekriwal also said the arrested student has admitted to the crime.
‘Looking from the perspective of the student, CBI’s reasoning seems like a probable cause behind that student committing the crime,’ Varun Thakur, father of Pradyuman Thakur concurred, adding: ‘We request CBI for further investigation and frame charges against everyone involved so that a strong message is conveyed and a criminal thinks twice before committing such a crime.’
In the latest development to the Pradyuman murder case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday trashed the probe by the Gurugram police and gave a clean chit to the bus conductor arrested with the charges of murder and sexual assault in connection with the case.
The CBI has ruled out the sexual assault theory in the case. "No sexual assault theory came out during our investigation," stated the CBI.
The cold-blooded murder case of the seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur took a new dimension after a Class 11 student of the school was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday night.
An official statement by the agency reads: "CBI has apprehended a child in conflict with law, a student of senior class at Ryan International School, Gurugram in an ongoing case relating to the murder of the seven-year-old boy."
It said, "Initial investigation revealed the child in conflict of law wanted to have the examination and parent teacher meeting in school postponed."
CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal told ANI, "The arrest was made after a thorough investigation was conducted based on scientific evidences, including inspection of the scene of crime, forensic analysis, analysis of CCTV and call records."
Pradyuman, a class II student of the school, was found dead with his throat slit by a sharp-edged weapon on the morning of September 8.
The weapon used in the crime has been seized.
"We have come to the conclusion on the basis of CCTV, forensic evidence and scientific evidence. The student has been apprehended. He remains our prime suspect," the spokesperson said.
The juvenile student, who is about 16 years old, was apprehended late last night and his parents were kept in the loop all through, the agency said.
Police in Gurgaon had arrested school bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, for the crime the same day.
With inputs from agencies
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