Ryan International School :SC to hear plea of the murdered student's father, school CEO seeks anticipatory bail
Thakur, father of class two student Pradyumn, who was found murdered with his throat slit inside the school's washroom on Friday last, moved the top court demanding a CBI probe into the incident, in which a conductor the school bus has been arrested.
Thakur has alleged security lapses on the part of the school authorities as one of the reasons for the death of his son.
His petition, in the form of a Public Interest Litigation, said, “... My only wish is that the truth should come out and justice given to my wife and me. I am not happy with the police investigation, and I want a detailed investigation as there is something which is missing in the probe. There are a lot of loopholes which need to be investigated and the CBI can do in-depth investigation which will clear the motive of the murder."
The petitioner also alleged that the investigation is being "influenced by someone who does not want the truth to come out."
Meanwhile,Ryan School CEO Ryan Pinto filed anticipatory bail with the Bombay High Court after a Haryana police team reached Mumbai to question him.
According to reports, police have arrested the school's acting Principal Neerja Batra after questioning. However, she complained of health issues while being questioned by the police and was was taken to a hospital.
On Sunday night, the school's northern zone head Francis Thomas and HR head Jeyus Thomas were arrested and booked under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
All Ryan group of schools in Gurgaon have been ordered to remain shut on Monday and Tuesday on the directions of the district administration.
Police had on Friday night arrested the accused, Ashok Kumar, a 42-year-old bus conductor, who reportedly confessed to have committed the crime after failing to sexually abuse the child.
According to reports, not all the installed surveillance camera is functional inside the school.
Workers and students shared the same toilet and the school did zilch in terms of background check while recruiting a staff.
Parents, who have been on demonstration outside the school, have demanded action against school authorities, especially after police revealed that Kumar was fired from a private school in his village Ghamroj because of his suspicious behaviour.
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