New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking CBI probe into the alleged murder of a seven-year-old child at Ryan International School, Gurugram.The family of the deceased child moved the apex court, alleging severe administrative loopholes.
Earlier in the day, Francis Thomas, the school’s northern India head and Jeyus Thomas, coordinator and Human Resource (HR) head were arrested late Sunday night under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act. SHO Sadar Police Station, Sohna Road has also been suspended with immediate effect last night.
The seven-year-old child was allegedly killed by the school bus conductor, who was arrested soon after the incident came to light on September 08.
– Haryana Police sends a team to Mumbai to question Ryan International Group’s owner
– 11 people arrested for setting a liquor shop close to Ryan International School, Gurugram.
– Additional security deployed across all campuses of the school, to tackle protests by parents, who are raising questions on the safety of students after the death of Class 2 student in Gurugram branch.
– Child’s father moved Supreme Court on Monday seeking CBI probe into the horrific crime.
– The principal and a few teachers of Ryan International School have been arrested. As per the reports, the police are interrogating other teachers too.
– The state government issued an order stating that all campuses of the aforementioned school will be closed till tomorrow (Tuesday).
– The school management informed parents that the classes will be suspended for another two days “to express solidarity with the parents and family of the child.”
– The notification issued to guardians said that classes 6 to 12, will reopen on Wednesday for examinations but the junior and nursery school sections will remain closed until further notice.
What has happened so far?
A class II student was found dead on Friday (September 08) by a school staffer in the washroom on the school campus in Bhondsi area near Gurugram city with a slit throat. The boy’s family resides in Maruti Kunj Society in the same area. Soon after the incident took place, the police arrested Ashok Kumar, conductor of a school bus, for the killing but many believe he was made a scapegoat. The man’s family too claimed he was falsely implicated since he was poor.
Earlier on Sunday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) averred that the school did not have any separate toilets for staff like drivers and conductors while adding that the administration even did not get their employees identification verified.
The report by the investigative team also highlighted that the CCTV cameras of the school weren’t working properly and were not installed everywhere. Also, the fire extinguishers were expired.
It was also revealed that the school establishment had broken boundary walls.
The parents of seven-year-old yesterday urged the Haryana government to have the CBI investigate the brutal killing even as state Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said strict action would be taken against the school management and that police probe would be satisfactory.The child’s parents said there could be a deeper conspiracy behind the murder.
Bureau Report
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