Victim’s friend scared to enter school
RYAN MURDER Traumatised boy’s parents to visit counsellor as he hasn’t slept properly since Sept 8; School reopens after 10 days but 5 out of 34 kids attend classes
GURGAON: The best friend of the Class 2 boy, who was murdered on September 8 morning in a toilet of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, fears that memories of his slain friend may haunt him every time he goes to the water cooler or toilet, where they used to go together.
It was him whose birthday the victim was excited about on the day he was murdered. The identity of the boy has been withheld on the request of his father.
His father said the boy is scared since the incident as he had seen the body in a pool of blood and the entire school being surrounded by the police. Since that day he has not slept properly and the parents have planned to visit a counsellor to ensure he is out of trauma.
“It was my birthday and I had got extra chocolates for him. He had asked me to keep them separate for him. I could not meet him. When I reached the school, he was already killed. I cried a lot when the seniors told us that he is no more. I will not be able to celebrate my birthday normally as I lost my best friend on the day,” said the Class 2 student.
As the school opened after 10 days of the incident, only five out of 34 students of the victim’s class came to the school on Monday morning. They are scared to enter that classroom and the class was shifted to the first floor. The crime spot and adjacent areas have been cordoned off.
“We both used to sit together. We used to have our tiffin on the same bench. He was very fond of sweets and whenever there was a birthday celebration in the class, he used to get very excited. I am unable to sleep since the day he is murdered and I have no courage to sit in the same class. I feel he is with me and walking with me, I can feel his presence so I am very scared,” the boy said.
His father said they were very close to each other and often asked his mother to cook victim’s favourite dessert. He doesn’t want to continue studying in the same school.
“I don’t want to continue to study in the same school, as he was my best friend and he will fol- n low me wherever I will go. I had seen his bag in the class and the water bottle, which was his favourite. I am very scared to enter the building,” said Aditya Raj Singh Chauhan, another classmate of the victim.
“My son used to sleep in his room alone but since that day, he sleeps with us and is very scared to go to the toilet alone even at home. I cannot leave my son in this condition. He has literally begged me not to send him to the same school. I came to show him the atmosphere inside the school premises but he refused to study here,” said Aditya’s father, Amar Singh Chauhan.
The students of class 2 are scared to go back to school. “My daughter wants me to escort her to the class. The students have to find the courage to attend classes. Most of the Class 2 students are shaken by the murder but we are helpless as we cannot afford to miss classes for long,” said Swati Singh, mother of a class 2 student.
It was my birthday and I had got extra chocolates for him. He had asked me to keep them for him. When I reached the school, he was already killed... I will never be able to celebrate my birthday normally again, as I lost my best friend on the day.