Bar associations refuse to defend the alleged killer of Gurgaon school kid, Acting Principal suspended
Condemning the "brutal and dastardly act" of the accused, the district Bar associations of Gurgaon and Sohna on Saturday adopted resolutions stating its members will not appear in the court or in any other forum in his defence.
The accused, Ashok Kumar, has been sent to three-day police custody.
Police have said that the accused had confessed to killing the class two student after a failed attempt to “sexually abuse” the child.
According to media reports, the conductor’s family has claimed that he is being framed.
Earlier in the day, the school authorities suspended principal Neerja Batra while police took action against the security agency of the school.
NDTV quoted Gurgaon Deputy Commissiner of Police Simardeep Singh as saying that a special committee is probing the case.
According to The Times of India, hundreds of parents and locals thronged outside the school building to vent their ire and some even allegedly vandalised the school property. Two persons were arrested in this connection.
The class two student, identified as Pradyuman, was found dead inside his school's toilet with his throat slit.
The incident took place a little before 8 am on Friday morning.
Following an investigation, the police later arrested the conductor of school subs.
The accused said that he killed the boy because the latter refused to have sex with him.
He has been working in Ryan International School for the last eight years and is a resident of Ghamroj village in Gurgaon.
The victim's father said that he saw his son's body an hour after dropping him off at the school gate.
Holding the school authorities responsible, the grieving father was quoted in the media as saying, "My son had told me that the bus conductor would use the bathrooms. Does the school not take into account this kind of gross misconduct? The bigger culprits are the school authorities who mint money like an industry."
Playing down the claim, the principal had told The Indian Express, "There are many times when we undertake surprise checks. This was an unfortunate incident and we are cooperating with the police. We want the culprits to be brought to justice."
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