Hindustan Times (Delhi)

Not just juvenile, but many more involved in killing my son: Father

- Dhananjay Jha dhananjay.jha@hindustant­imes.com

GURGAON: The father of the eightyear-old Class 2 student, who was murdered at Ryan Internatio­nal School, Bhondsi in September, said the Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) should arrest all persons involved in murder of his son and bring justice to the family.

Parents of victim Pradyumn Thakur said they had full faith in the CBI. “We have no agenda now but to fight till justice for my son,” said Barun Thakur, victim’s father, adding that arrest of the accused juvenile is not the end of the investigat­ion.

“We believe a larger conspiracy behind the murder of my eight-year-old son’s death. The school management should be held responsibl­e,” said Barun, who hails from Madhubani in Bihar and works for a private company in Gurgaon. The family lives at Maruti Kunj in Bhondsi. His daughter, 11, also studied in Ryan Internatio­nal School.

Sushil Tekriwal, Barun’s lawyer, said, “We have been asking for the CBI investigat­ion from the day one. We have been also saying that school management is responsibl­e in this case and all should be brought to justice.”

We believe a larger conspiracy behind the murder of my eightyearo­ld son’s death. The school management should be held responsibl­e.

The family has vowed to fight for justice and founded the Pradyumn Foundation, that aims for child safety in schools across the country.

“CBI is heading in the right direction and we believe more persons will be arrested as the investigat­ion moves forward. The Gurgaon police initially arrested a school bus conductor after which we demanded a CBI probe. Still, we believe the juvenile accused is not the only person behind the murder rather many more persons are involved,” said Birbal Jha, another lawyer in the case.

He said they filed a PIL in apex Court and also moved Punjab and Haryana HC seeking rejection of anticipato­ry bail of Pinto family, the owners of Ryan group of institutio­ns.

 ?? SANJEEV VERMA/HT PHOTO ?? Victim Pradyumn Thakur’s house in Maruti Kunj, Bhondsi.
SANJEEV VERMA/HT PHOTO Victim Pradyumn Thakur’s house in Maruti Kunj, Bhondsi.

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