Class XI Student Arrested For Ryan School Murder, He Wanted To Get Exam Postponed, Claim Cops

In a sensational twist in the murder of Ryan International School student Pradyuman Thakur, the Central Bureau of Investigation has a Class XI student. According to reports, the CBI picked him up from his residence in Sohna Road at around 11 pm on Tuesday. He was being questioned for the past 15 days by the CBI.

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The student has been charged under Section 302 of the IPC. While further details are awaited, TV reports suggest that the class XI student has confessed of his crime.

The motive behind the murder also remains sketchy. There are also reports that the accused was seen carrying a knife on the day of the incident.

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India Today, quoting the arrested boy's father reported that investigators said his son wanted school exams postponed and so murdered Pradyuman in order to get Ryan International School to declare a holiday.

The father told media that his son was being framed in the case. The Gurgaon Police had earlier arrested the conductor of the school bus, Ashok in connection with the murder.

Police had claimed that the driver had confessed to the murder.

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Pradyuman, a class II student of Ryan International in Gurgaon was found dead the school washroom with his throat slit on September 8th.