New Delhi: The Class 11 student of Gurgaon's
Ryan International School, apprehended by the CBI for
allegedly killing a seven-year-old student, has confessed to
his crime in front of his father and an independent witness,
the agency has told a juvenile court.
In its note seeking remand of the 16-year-old student
from the juvenile court in Gurugram yesterday, the agency said
that his custodial interrogation was needed to ascertain if
there were other people involved in the crime.
The agency also wants the teenager to identify the shop
from where he had purchased the knife used to slit throat of
Pradhuman, a Class 2 student, on September 8, the agency told
the court.
The CBI said the interrogation was needed to reconstruct
the scene of crime, to unearth conspiracy, if any, and to
collect any other evidence related to the case.
"He has admitted his involvement in committing the murder
of...in ground floor boys washroom of Ryan International
School...in presence of his father..., independent witness,
welfare officer of the CBI, etc.," the note said.
The court has sent the juvenile to three-day CBI custody.
In a sensational twist to the case, the agency announced
yesterday that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan
International School on Tuesday night in connection with the
murder of Pradhuman rejecting the Gurugram police's theory
that the killing was the handiwork of school bus conductor
Ashok Kumar.
The CBI has said that there was no evidence against Kumar
so far.
According to the agency, the Class 11 student, believed
to be weak in his studies, allegedly slit Pradyuman's throat
to get the school to declare a holiday in order to defer a
scheduled parent-teacher meeting (PTM) and an examination.
The agency did not find any evidence of sexual assault,
a CBI spokesperson had yesterday.
The CBI was able to piece together elements of the crime
by analysing CCTV footage, scientific and forensic
examination, analysis of the crime scene and by questioning
students, teachers and staff members of the school.
Based on CCTV footage and crime scene analysis, the
agency examined all potential suspects and witnesses. The list
included 125 teachers and students, sources said.
