Classmates described the alleged offender as "aggressive and "a bully" who wanted to do something "big" to postpone the examination and a parent-teacher meeting.
The class 11 student held for the murder of 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur allegedly told his friends ahead of the crime at Gurugram's Ryan International School to not prepare for upcoming examinations as "there would be a holiday".
The detention of the 16-year-old prime suspect has added a startling twist to the two-month-old murder case that triggered widespread revulsion.
Classmates described the alleged offender as "aggressive and "a bully". He wanted to do something "big" to postpone the examination and a parent-teacher meeting, they said. The exam on September 8 was cancelled after Pradyuman, a Class 2 student, was found with his throat slit outside a toilet at the school. Gurugram police arrested school bus conductor Ashok Kumar the same day, claiming that he had murdered the boy after trying to sexually assault him.
The Class 11 student was the first to report the murder to the school's gardener. The boy was apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday night and a Gurugram court sent him on a three-day remand to the agency.
Students say the boy was infamous for violent behaviour and used to often carry a knife inside the school campus. He was allegedly seen with the blade on the day of the murder. Sources say the teenager has been receiving psychiatric treatment for the last one year.
The suspect is also purportedly addicted to pornography. "He always talked about sex and watched blue films even during school hours," said a student of his class, wishing anonymity.
Another student said the boy was a bully and often assaulted classmates and juniors over trivial issues.
"He was scared that his performance and behaviour will be discussed in the meeting. As he was weak in studies and was not prepared for the examination, he was planning to delay it," said a source.
The arrested student had told two of his classmates not to worry about upcoming exams as he'll do something to "handle" it. According to the CBI, he did not specifically target Pradyuman Thakur.
The vicious nature of the teenager was also pointed out by one of his neighbours when Mail Today visited his house. The two-storey residence in the posh Defence Colony area of Sohna city was locked from outside.
"His father is a lawyer in Gurugram and is very wealthy, owning property of over Rs 500 crore. He used to behave normally with others but would get furious when someone called him fat or bulky," a resident of his colony said, adding that locals avoided the teen.
The suspect's father said his son was being framed. He told Mail Today that the boy appeared for the school examination on the day Pradyuman was killed. This contradicts statements that the school was suspended amid chaotic scenes soon after the body was found at around 8 am.
"My son informed the gardener about the incident. There was no bloodstain on his dress and he stayed in school till afternoon and also gave the class examination," he said. "A team of CBI came to my home around 11 am on Tuesday and asked us to join the probe at the head office. We went there and the sleuths isolated my son for over 10 hours. They finally informed me around midnight that my son has murdered Pradyuman."
CBI says the student was apprehended after thorough investigation based on scientific evidences including inspection of crime scene as well as forensic analysis of CCTV footage and call records.
The Class 11 student was the last person seen leaving the washroom where Pradyuman was murdered.
Another CBI officer, part of the investigating team probing the case, said, "No sexual assault angle came out during the investigation."
(Source: India Today)
The class 11 student held for the murder of 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur allegedly told his friends ahead of the crime at Gurugram's Ryan International School to not prepare for upcoming examinations as "there would be a holiday".
The detention of the 16-year-old prime suspect has added a startling twist to the two-month-old murder case that triggered widespread revulsion.
Classmates described the alleged offender as "aggressive and "a bully". He wanted to do something "big" to postpone the examination and a parent-teacher meeting, they said. The exam on September 8 was cancelled after Pradyuman, a Class 2 student, was found with his throat slit outside a toilet at the school. Gurugram police arrested school bus conductor Ashok Kumar the same day, claiming that he had murdered the boy after trying to sexually assault him.
The Class 11 student was the first to report the murder to the school's gardener. The boy was apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday night and a Gurugram court sent him on a three-day remand to the agency.
Students say the boy was infamous for violent behaviour and used to often carry a knife inside the school campus. He was allegedly seen with the blade on the day of the murder. Sources say the teenager has been receiving psychiatric treatment for the last one year.
The suspect is also purportedly addicted to pornography. "He always talked about sex and watched blue films even during school hours," said a student of his class, wishing anonymity.
Another student said the boy was a bully and often assaulted classmates and juniors over trivial issues.
"He was scared that his performance and behaviour will be discussed in the meeting. As he was weak in studies and was not prepared for the examination, he was planning to delay it," said a source.
The arrested student had told two of his classmates not to worry about upcoming exams as he'll do something to "handle" it. According to the CBI, he did not specifically target Pradyuman Thakur.
The vicious nature of the teenager was also pointed out by one of his neighbours when Mail Today visited his house. The two-storey residence in the posh Defence Colony area of Sohna city was locked from outside.
"His father is a lawyer in Gurugram and is very wealthy, owning property of over Rs 500 crore. He used to behave normally with others but would get furious when someone called him fat or bulky," a resident of his colony said, adding that locals avoided the teen.
The suspect's father said his son was being framed. He told Mail Today that the boy appeared for the school examination on the day Pradyuman was killed. This contradicts statements that the school was suspended amid chaotic scenes soon after the body was found at around 8 am.
"My son informed the gardener about the incident. There was no bloodstain on his dress and he stayed in school till afternoon and also gave the class examination," he said. "A team of CBI came to my home around 11 am on Tuesday and asked us to join the probe at the head office. We went there and the sleuths isolated my son for over 10 hours. They finally informed me around midnight that my son has murdered Pradyuman."
CBI says the student was apprehended after thorough investigation based on scientific evidences including inspection of crime scene as well as forensic analysis of CCTV footage and call records.
The Class 11 student was the last person seen leaving the washroom where Pradyuman was murdered.
Another CBI officer, part of the investigating team probing the case, said, "No sexual assault angle came out during the investigation."
(Source: India Today)
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