Pradhyumn murder: Class XI student confesses to crime, says CBI
November 09, 2017  15:34
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The accused in the Pradhyumn Thakur murder case confessed to his crime in front of his father, the Central Bureau of Investigation told a juvenile court today.


Pradhyumn was found dead inside the toilet of the Ryan International School, Gurugram, with his throat slit on September 8.


The cold-blooded murder case of the seven-year-old boy took a new dimension on Wednesday after the CBI trashed the probe by the Gurugram Police and gave a clean chit to the bus conductor arrested with charges of murder and sexual assault in connection with the case, and arrested a juvenile.


The CBI then produced the accused juvenile, a class 11 student of the Ryan International School, Gurugram, before the Juvenile Justice Board and demanded his six-day custody. The juvenile court, however, granted only three-day custody with a rider that the accused can only be questioned from 10 am to 5 pm only.


ANI accessed the CBI remand copy, which it submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday. It says, "On the basis of minute inspection of crime, analysis of the CCTV footage and movements of the students near the scene of crime, and questioning of students, teachers and other staff of the school on 7.11.2017, the CBI has identified and apprehended juvenile in conflict with law at 2330 hours. He has admitted his involvement in committing the murder of Master Pradyuman Thakur on 08.09.2017 in ground floor boys washroom of Ryan International School, Gurugram in presence of his father, independent witnesses, welfare officer of the CBI."


The probe agency also told the juvenile court that the juvenile's father was informed about his son's arrest. The accused was also medically examined on November 8 at 0330 hours at the Safdarjung Hospital.  -- ANI


Image: The accused with his face covered being taken to custody
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