Ryan Gurgaon murder LIVE: SC notice to CBSE, Centre and Haryana govt, senior school officials arrested

A couple of days after a 7-year-old boy was found murdered inside a top Gurgaon school, the Haryana police today arrested a few staff members. Some teachers are also being questioned. The arrest was made after an investigation team pointed towards serious lapses at Ryan International School following a probe.

Francis Thomas, the school's northern India head and Jeyus Thomas, coordinator and Human Resource (HR) head were arrested under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act. The principal of the school, who was called for interrogation, had to be hospitalised after she fell ill today.

A plea, filed by the victim's father seeking a CBI probe in the case prompted the Supreme Court to seek the responses from the Centre, Haryana government and the CBSE.

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Gurgaon police commissioner Sandeep Khirwal said they are putting all the building blocks together to get good case against the accused.

After the Ryan school incident, Bhopal Police has issued an advisory asking schools to undertake police verification of staff.

Promoters of Ryan International School were named in Rs 1817 crore scam. They were under SEBI scanner for money laundering.

Javadekar says his ministry is mulling over how to improve security in schools. The ministry is issuing security directives to all CBSE school.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar speaks on Ryan school murder case.

Ryan School officials, who were arrested by police, produced before Sohna court.

Sadar Police Station SHO suspended in connection with the baton charge on protesting parents and journalists outside the Ryan International School on Sunday (September 10).

Supreme Court issues notice to Ryan International School, Centre, Haryana government CBI and CBSE over plea of killed 7-year-old kid's father.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has a telephonic conversation with the mother and uncle of the kid who was killed in Gurgaon's Ryan International School.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar calls victim's father Varun Thakur and assures of all help. The state government is ready for CBI probe, says CM Khattar.

Anticipatory bail filed by Ryan International CEO Ryan Pinto in Bombay High Court.

Supreme Court has agreed to hear plea of victim's father today.

Haryana Police has sent a team to Mumbai to question Ryan International Group's owner.

Ryan International School has been shut for a couple



of days and a massive police deployment has been made in and around the campus.

Parents protest at Ryan International School in Greater Noida questioning safety of students.

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The father of the victim, Varun Thakur has demanded a parallel CBI enquiry as the school has severe administrative loopholes.

Francis Thomas, the school's northern India head (left) and Jeyus Thomas, coordinator and Human Resource (HR) head (right).

"It's been two days that my son is dead and we all miss him a lot. My only wish is that the truth should come out and justice given to my wife and me. There is something which the local police are missing and so the case should be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). I am not happy with the police investigation," father Varun Thakur said.

"The murder took place within 10 minutes, which means the conductor was already prepared to kill my son. As soon as the kid entered the toilet, the accused attacked him. Also, why did no one listen to my child when his throat was slit? Did they ignore deliberately? I think the investigation is being influenced by someone who does not want the truth to come out," he added.

MAJOR LAPSES

A three-member fact finding committee has found major security lapses on part of the school management , Haryana Education Minister Rambilas Sharma said.

Sharma said that the committee has found that there were no separate toilets and washrooms for the 40 bus drivers and conductors of the school.

"They had to use the students' toilets. No frisking of bus drivers and conductors were done. No security checking system was found in the school. No CCTV cameras were installed covering each and every corner inside school," the minister said.

"The windows and grills of the students' toilet, in which the Class 2 student  was killed, was found broken," he added.

'COOPERATING IN PROBE'

Ryan International School said its management is "cooperating to our fullest" with the police investigations and hoped that the guilty would be given the severest punishment as per the law.

In a statement, Ryan Pinto, CEO of Ryan International Schools Group, said the school should not be held "culpable of a crime where it is itself a victim of unfortunate circumstances."

The seven-year-old was found lying in a pool of blood his throat slit inside the school washroom last Friday.  

The police have arrested the conductor of his school bus, Ashok. Police claims the conductor tried to sexually abuse the Class 2 kid and killed him when he resisted.