Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Agency scans murder spot

- Leena Dhankhar leena.dhankhar@hindustant­imes.com

THE CRIME SCENE HAS BEEN CORDONED OFF WITH A TEMPORARY WALL OF PLYWOOD WITH A LOCKED DOOR

GURGAON: Teams of the Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) scanned the crime spot at Ryan Internatio­nal Bhondsi where an eight-year-old was murdered earlier this month. The investigat­ors checked the walls, the floor of the toilet where the victim was killed, broken windows and his classroom.

The crime scene has been cordoned off with a temporary wall of plywood with a locked door. A guard is deployed there to bar the entry of people. Not even school employees can enter the corridor and the restricted area.

The entire spot is under surveillan­ce and monitored by the police and district administra­tion officials. No one is allowed to click photograph­s of the crime scene anymore.

The school gate has been covered with fibre sheets to block the view. The newly deployed security guards have strict instructio­ns to check the identity anyone entering the premises.

Around 11.28 am, a Maruti Ertiga with three CBI officers reached the school premises and were the first one to check the crime scene. Another team of five officials of CBI and CFSL reached after 13 minutes in a Toyota Innova and another five in a Tavera.

The agency has formed three teams to probe the case. The officials refused to comment, saying it was too early to speak about the investigat­ions.

One team held a meeting with special investigat­ion team chief Ashok Bakshi, who led the police probe into the gruesome murder, and discussed various aspects of the crime.

“The teams collected case related documents and the CCTV footage from the special investigat­ion team,” said Bakshi.

The CBI officials moved around silently, observing each area minutely. They were seen video recording the corridor, the toilet and the victim’s classroom, sources said.

They did not discuss the spot or crime with each other but were scattered in different places, working on different angles and collecting samples, said sources in the school.

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