Ryan case: Accused sent to correction home till Nov. 22

Gurgaon, Nov. 11: A Gurgaon juvenile court on Saturday sent the teenager apprehended by the CBI in connection with the killing of a seven-year-old boy in Ryan International School here to a correction home in Faridabad for 11 days. CBI sources said the court has fixed the next date of hearing on November 22.

During the three-day custody given to the agency on November 9 by the court, the teenager was kept at child welfare home Sewa Kutir at Kingsway Camp in Delhi on its direction.

Earlier in the day, the apprehended teenager, a Class 11 student of the school, was taken by the Central Bureau of Investigation to the school to recreate the crime scene which was videographed by the agency, they said.

The sources said the team reached the school at around noon along with the accused and remained there for over three hours before taking him to the juvenile court where a hearing was scheduled.

The team asked the teenager to explain the events that took place on September 8 morning when Pradhuman, a class 2 student of the school, was allegedly killed by him, in the presence of school staff, including a gardener, they said.

Meanwhile, the father of teenager on Saturday alleged that the CBI was torturing his son which was strongly refuted by the agency. The sources said the juvenile court has appointed an independent welfare officer to monitor the investigation and questioning of the apprehended student.