Gurugram school murder: After CBI clean chit, children’s court acquits bus conductor

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Gurgaon police had arrested Kumar on September 8 within hours of the murder of the class II student as a prime accused. CBI, which had taken over the investigation from the police on September 22, however, came to the conclusion that the main accused was a 16-year-old student of the same school who committed the murder in a bid to get the exams cancelled and postpone a parent-teacher meeting.

In its 1,000-page, 29 volume chargesheet, filed before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu, CBI said, “It is prayed since no evidence by the CBI against conductor Ashok Kumar for his involvement in any manner in the murder…this court may kindly discharge him in this case.” The Class XI suspect is being treated as an adult for the alleged murder.

Earlier, the court had barred the media from using the name of the 16-year-old juvenile accused in the case and asked it to use fictitious names instead. While the seven-year-old victim was named “Prince” by the court, the juvenile accused was named “Bholu” and the school was referred to as “Vidyalaya”.