Ryan school murder: Three, including bus conductor, remanded in judicial custody till September 29
Ashok Kumar, the main accused in the murder of seven-year-old Pradhyuman Thakur, along with Ryan International Group’s Northern Zone head, and the school’s HR head have been remanded in judicial custody till September 29, it has been reported.
Ashok Kumar, the main accused in the murder of seven-year-old Pradhyuman Thakur, along with Ryan International Group’s Northern Zone head, and the school’s HR head have been remanded in judicial custody till September 29, it has been reported.
Along with Kumar, the Haryana police last Monday arrested J Thomas, HR head, and Francis Thomas, regional head of the Ryan group of institutions. They were booked under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
The police had the same day of Pradhymnan's murder, arrested a bus conductor of the school after the Class II student was spotted outside a school toilet, crawling and bleeding profusely before he died.
The acting principal of the school, Neerja Batra, has already been suspended. The services of a private agency that provided security to the school have also been suspended.
The brutal murder in Gurugram had sparked angry protests by the victim's father, other guardians and locals who shouted slogans and vandalised school property. The police had to resort to lathicharge even then to control the mob fury and arrested five protesters who were later let off.