Gurgaon: Boy, 7, found brutally murdered in school toilet

Police have questioned a school bus driver and school staff, and registered a case of murder.

Update: 2017-09-08 07:58 GMT
Ryan Pinto, and his parents had approached the HC, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the killing of class 2 student Pradyuman Thakur, who was found with his throat slit in the washroom of a school run by their group. (Photo: File | ANI)

Gurgaon: In a horrific turn of events, the body of a class two student was recovered on Friday from a washroom of Ryan International School in Gurgaon’s Bhondsi.

The seven-year-old’s throat was slit open and a knife was found alongside his body. The minor victim has been identified as Pradyuman Thakur.

“It is a clear case of murder, don't know what happened but I am sure its murder,” Varun Thakur, father of victim, told ANI.

Police are looking at CCTV footage of the area to carry on with the investigation. They have questioned a school bus driver and school staff, ANI reported.

Meanwhile, they have registered a case of murder and an FIR has been filed against unknown persons in connection with the boy's death.

The incident comes days after mysterious death of a 10-year-old boy at GD Goenka School, Ghaziabad. The class four student had slipped and fallen in the school corridor.

Further details are awaited.

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