Police on Sunday lathicharged protesters outside Ryan International School in Gurugram, where a seven-year-old boy had been found murdered on August 8.
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Angry parents and locals gathered outside the school premises since early morning to express dissatisfaction over the investigation being carried out by the Gurgaon Police. They also demanded a CBI probe into the gruesome murder.
"We're not satisfied with the ongoing investigation, the bus conductor is being framed. School management must take responsibility of students' safety," Jyoti, a parent, told ANI on Sunday.
The demonstration took a violent turn as the agitating crowd set a liquor shop close to the school on fire. Police then resorted to lathicharge to bring the situation under control and disperse the protesters.
The body of Pradhuman Thakur, a class 2 student, was discovered with its throat slit inside a washroom on the school premises. The very same day, police arrested Ashok Kumar, a conductor of one of the school's buses, who later confessed to the crime under interrogation.
Police claim that Kumar had tried to sexually abuse the victim, but when the boy resisted, he killed him and fled the spot.
The alleged perpetrator told police that he'd gone to the washroom and waited there, intending to sexually assault any student who walked in. Kumar also revealed that he'd been carrying a knife as he knew he wouldn't be frisked by the school guards, who recognised him.
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"As soon as the boy entered the toilet, Kumar held him. But the boy resisted his attempts with full force and when the accused failed to sodomise him, he slit his throat and right ear," a senior police officer told PTI.
However, contradictory reports soon arose, claiming that Kumar was being framed for the murder.