CBI probes role of outsiders, scans call history of witnesses

GURGAON: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team that is probing the murder of a class 2 student of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, is now looking at the role of an outsider in the incident.

Ashok Kumar, a conductor with the school’s bus fleet, had confessed murdering the eightyear-old boy on September 8 after a failed attempt of sexual assault. Fearing the boy would raise an alarm, Kumar slit the boy’s throat who died of excessive blood loss. Kumar has since been behind the bars.

The case, which was initially being probed by the police, was shifted to the CBI on September 22 after repeated demands by the boy’s father.

On Tuesday, the CBI team visited the crime spot, a toilet in the premises, and scanned call records of all people related to the case. The spot has remained cordoned by a temporary wall of plywood. The wall’s door has been locked by the Gurgaon district administration. A guard is also deployed there to keep people from breaking entry. Even school employees are not allowed to enter the corridor and the restricted area.

The CBI officials have taken the recorded statement of all the people who were present on the spot, including the gardener and the teachers, on September 8. The two students, who were going for a class, have also been questioned.

Gurgaon police sources said the CBI investigators are trying to see if an outsider was also involved in the crime.

The boy’s father has repeatedly said he suspects the murder was planned.

Police sources said, three different teams, including the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team, are now investigating the crime. The CFSL had comprehensively scanned the crime scene, checked walls, floor of the toilet where the victim was killed and scanned broken windows for evidence. They are working on the samples collected from the spot and looking at all possible angles.

The FSL Chandigarh team has also handed over the DVR (which has the CCTV footage of two cameras) to the CBI team.

Deputy commissioner of police (South) Ashok Bakshi expects the investigations to take some time.

“We are looking for an office space or a government accommodation near the school in Bhondsi as the teams have to visit the crime spot frequently and the case will take some time. Travelling from Delhi becomes difficult for the team as the crime scene needs to be visited frequently,” he said.