Ryan school case: Conductor Ashok Kumar cleared of all charges

Pradyuman, a student of Ryan International School was found in a pool of blood, with his throat slit, inside the school premises on September 8 last year

Ryan International School
Demonstrators protest outside Ryan International School as they demand action against School, in Gurugram. Photo: PTI
ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 28 2018 | 7:27 PM IST

In a latest development in the infamous Gurugram's Ryan International School murder case, a Child Special Court on Wednesday acquitted bus conductor Ashok Kumar in connection with murder of seven-year-old Pradhyumn Thakur.

Pradyuman, a student of Ryan International School was found in a pool of blood, with his throat slit, inside the school premises on September 8 last year.

Following his death, Gurugram Police arrested the bus conductor on the charges of murder of the child.

The case was later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who gave clean chit to Ashok and held a class 11 student responsible for the murder.

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First Published: Feb 28 2018 | 7:24 PM IST

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