Ryan International School student murder: Principal suspended; Gurugram Police to conclude probe in a week

New Delhi: A day after the gruesome murder of a seven-year old Ryan International School student, the Haryana Police on Saturday promised to conclude investigations and file a chargesheet within seven days.

The principal of Ryan International was suspended and the district administration ordered a probe by a panel that will give its report by Monday.

The Manohar Lal Khattar led Haryana government, meanwhile, ordered a security review of schools across the state.

Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar termed the murder an "unfortunate incident" and hoped that justice will be served.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) also formed a two-member fact finding committee to probe the incident and sought a report from the school within two days.

Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar claimed that the Class II student was allegedly killed by a bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, who also tried to sexually abuse him.

"Kumar said he was terrified and had to kill the minor so that he does not disclose the crime to the school management. He left the knife in the washroom and washed his hands before escaping from there. He pre-planned the crime," Khirwar told PTI.

On Saturday, an angry mob broke the lock of the school's main gate. The protesters, including the aggrieved parents, also demonstrated outside the office of the Commissioner of Police on Sohna Road and demanded the arrest of the "real culprit".

The accused spoke to some TV channels and on being asked whether he had committed the crime responded in the affirmative.

"I had lost my mind," he said when asked about the motive. Asked about the knife, he said it was already there in the school bus and he had come to wash it.

Despite the assurance of speedy and fair trial from the Haryana Police, the mother of class II student, called for the arrest of the principal for allegedly showing indifferent attitude on her son's death.

The grief-stricken family of the child also sought a CBI probe.

After the post-mortem, the boy's body was handed over to his family and his last rites was performed at the cremation ground in Bhondsi where hundreds had gathered.

The accused, Kumar, is a resident of Ghamdoj village in Sohna and was hired by school bus contractor around seven months ago, the police said.

Villagers in Ghamdoj alleged Kumar had been framed and said he had no previous history of being involved in any crime.