The Uttarakhand Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly calling up Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and threatening to blow up the Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar.

The accused allegedly called the chief minister on his personal number last evening.

During the call, which was received by protocol officer Anand Singh Rawat, the man threatened to detonate a bomb at Har Ki Pauri.

Ashok Kumar, Director General (Law and Order), told ANI that the man was arrested from the same place that he had threatened to blow up.

Further investigation is underway.&nbsp;

The Uttarakhand Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly calling up Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and threatening to blow up the Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar.

The Uttarakhand Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly calling up Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and threatening to blow up the Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. The accused allegedly called the chief minister on his personal number last evening. During the call, which was received by protocol officer Anand Singh Rawat, the man threatened to detonate a bomb at Har Ki Pauri. Ashok Kumar, Director General (Law and Order), told ANI that the man was arrested from the same place that he had threatened to blow up. Further investigation is underway.

Man calls Uttarakhand CM, threatens to blow-up Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri, arrested

A Child Special Court on Wednesday acquitted the bus conductor, who was initially accused of murdering a student in a Gurugram school.

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The Gurugram Police had earlier arrested the man&nbsp;allegedly murdering the student and had claimed that he tried to molest him and killed him with a knife when he resisted.&nbsp;

However, the man&#39;s family had alleged that the police had extracted a confession from him under duress.

The boy was found dead in the toilet of the school with his throat slit on September 8, 2017.&nbsp;

Hours later, the city police detained the school bus conductor claiming it had cracked the case.&nbsp;

However, on November 6, in a sudden turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended a Class 11 student in connection with the killing and said that it did not find any evidence against the bus conductor, who was earlier accused of the crime.&nbsp;

When interrogated, the new suspect, who is also from the same school, allegedly murdered the boy&nbsp;in a bid to postpone exams and a parent teachers meeting. &nbsp; 
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Ashok Kumar was initially accused of murdering Pradyuman

A Child Special Court on Wednesday acquitted the bus conductor, who was initially accused of murdering a student in a Gurugram school. #Gurugram school murder case: Accused bus conductor acquitted by Child Special Court — ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2018 × The Gurugram Police had earlier arrested the man allegedly murdering the student and had claimed that he tried to molest him and killed him with a knife when he resisted. However, the man's family had alleged that the police had extracted a confession from him under duress. The boy was found dead in the toilet of the school with his throat slit on September 8, 2017. Hours later, the city police detained the school bus conductor claiming it had cracked the case. However, on November 6, in a sudden turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended a Class 11 student in connection with the killing and said that it did not find any evidence against the bus conductor, who was earlier accused of the crime. When interrogated, the new suspect, who is also from the same school, allegedly murdered the boy in a bid to postpone exams and a parent teachers meeting.

Gurugram school murder case: Accused bus conductor acquitted

Ashok Kumar, the bus conductor first accused of the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, a class II student of Ryan International School in Gurgaon, has been released for jail.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/accused-bus-conductor-ashok-granted-bail-from-court-24749">Ashok Kumar was granted bail by the Gurgaon district court on a bond of Rs 50,000 on Tuesday</a>. His lawyer had said that he was given benefit of doubt since there were a lot of differences between the findings of the CBI and the Haryana Police.

&quot;The bail was granted under Article 21 of the constitution. There were lot of differences between findings of CBI and Haryana Police. We were given benefit of doubt,&quot; Ashok Kumar&#39;s lawyer, Anil Sharma, told ANI.

The bail was granted as the CBI could not submit any evidence against the bus conductor.

Seven-year-old Pradyuman had been found dead in the school toilet with his throat slit on September 8.&nbsp;

Gurgaon Police arrested Ashok on the day of the murder and accused him of committing the crime.&nbsp;

The case was finally handed over to the CBI on the insistence of Pradyuman&#39;s father, who insisted the Gurgaon Police was covering something up.&nbsp;

The CBI recently announced a new suspect -- a class XI boy who had wanted to get an exam and a parent-teacher meeting postponed. &nbsp;

The conductor&rsquo;s counsel had decided to move a bail plea in the court after the bus conductor was declared innocent.

Ashok Kumar was granted bail on Tuesday by the Gurgaon district court on a bond of Rs 50,000

Ashok Kumar, the bus conductor first accused of the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, a class II student of Ryan International School in Gurgaon, has been released for jail. Ashok Kumar was granted bail by the Gurgaon district court on a bond of Rs 50,000 on Tuesday. His lawyer had said that he was given benefit of doubt since there were a lot of differences between the findings of the CBI and the Haryana Police. "The bail was granted under Article 21 of the constitution. There were lot of differences between findings of CBI and Haryana Police. We were given benefit of doubt," Ashok Kumar's lawyer, Anil Sharma, told ANI. The bail was granted as the CBI could not submit any evidence against the bus conductor. Seven-year-old Pradyuman had been found dead in the school toilet with his throat slit on September 8. Gurgaon Police arrested Ashok on the day of the murder and accused him of committing the crime. The case was finally handed over to the CBI on the insistence of Pradyuman's father, who insisted the Gurgaon Police was covering something up. The CBI recently announced a new suspect -- a class XI boy who had wanted to get an exam and a parent-teacher meeting postponed. The conductor’s counsel had decided to move a bail plea in the court after the bus conductor was declared innocent.

Ryan International murder: Bus conductor Ashok Kumar released from jail

The SIT officers of Gurgaon police, who investigated Ryan International School student Pradyuman Thakur&#39;s murder case before it was handed over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), have now come under CBI&#39;s scanner as their call records and bank details are being scrutinized.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

After taking over the probe, the CBI arrested a class 11 student in connection with the murder and ordered an inquiry into the &#39;botched-up probe&#39;&nbsp;by the SIT members of the Gurgaon police.

Reports say that the SIT members would&nbsp;be soon served legal notices which will prevent them fleeing the city.&nbsp;

Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor, was arrested on September 8, the same day as the murder. Gurgaon police concluded that the conductor tried to sexually assault&nbsp;Pradyuman and when he resisted he killed him. The botched-up investigation by the Gurgaon police since have been laid bare.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Also watch: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/ryan-case-out-on-bail-bus-conductor-ashok-describes-torture-in-police-custody-6897">Ryan case: Out on bail, bus conductor Ashok describes torture in police custody</a>

Kumar, who was released on bail recently, claimed that he was tortured by the&nbsp;Haryana police and fored to confessed to the crime. &nbsp;

Meanwhile, Pradyuman&#39;s family will approach the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the bail granted to Ryan trustees, the Pinto family, by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

SIT members would?be soon served legal notices which will prevent them fleeing the city

The SIT officers of Gurgaon police, who investigated Ryan International School student Pradyuman Thakur's murder case before it was handed over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), have now come under CBI's scanner as their call records and bank details are being scrutinized. After taking over the probe, the CBI arrested a class 11 student in connection with the murder and ordered an inquiry into the 'botched-up probe' by the SIT members of the Gurgaon police. Reports say that the SIT members would be soon served legal notices which will prevent them fleeing the city. Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor, was arrested on September 8, the same day as the murder. Gurgaon police concluded that the conductor tried to sexually assault Pradyuman and when he resisted he killed him. The botched-up investigation by the Gurgaon police since have been laid bare. Also watch: Ryan case: Out on bail, bus conductor Ashok describes torture in police custody Kumar, who was released on bail recently, claimed that he was tortured by the Haryana police and fored to confessed to the crime. Meanwhile, Pradyuman's family will approach the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the bail granted to Ryan trustees, the Pinto family, by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Ryan school murder: CBI to look into bank details, call records of SIT officers

The allegations&nbsp;against the Haryana police in connection with the Pradyuman&nbsp;murder case are&nbsp;being&nbsp;investigated, said&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;Cheif Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

The bus conductor&nbsp;Ashok Kumar&#39;s family claimed that he was&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/ryan-case-out-on-bail-bus-conductor-ashok-describes-torture-in-police-custody-6897">tortured,&nbsp;beaten up</a> and forced to confess to the crime. &nbsp;

&nbsp;&quot;The matter is being investigated and action will be taken against the guilty,&quot; Khattar said in Ambala.&nbsp;

Kumar was arrested by the Gurugram police after it was suspected that he was involved in killing the Ryan School student and was released after the court granted him bail recently. &nbsp;

In a sensational twist to the case, the agency recently announced that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School&nbsp;in connection with the murder of Pradyuman&nbsp;Thakur, rejecting the Gurugram police&#39;s theory that the killing was the handiwork of Ashok Kumar.

The CBI had arrested the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/ryan-case-cbi-detains-class-11-student-on-suspicion-of-killing-pradyuman-23709">16-year-old student</a> of Gurgaon&#39;s Ryan International School on charges of killing the class 2 student to get the school to defer a parent-teacher meeting and an exam.

Seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur was murdered on September 8 and the case was with the Gurgaon police for 13 days before taken over by the CBI.

(with inputs from PTI)

The allegations were levelled by the bus conductor - Ashok Kumar's family, against the Haryana police claiming that Kumar was tortured and beaten up till he was forced to accept murdering the seven-year-old are being further reviewed.?

The allegations against the Haryana police in connection with the Pradyuman murder case are being investigated, said Haryana Cheif Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The bus conductor Ashok Kumar's family claimed that he was tortured, beaten up and forced to confess to the crime. "The matter is being investigated and action will be taken against the guilty," Khattar said in Ambala. Kumar was arrested by the Gurugram police after it was suspected that he was involved in killing the Ryan School student and was released after the court granted him bail recently. In a sensational twist to the case, the agency recently announced that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School in connection with the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, rejecting the Gurugram police's theory that the killing was the handiwork of Ashok Kumar. The CBI had arrested the 16-year-old student of Gurgaon's Ryan International School on charges of killing the class 2 student to get the school to defer a parent-teacher meeting and an exam. Seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur was murdered on September 8 and the case was with the Gurgaon police for 13 days before taken over by the CBI. (with inputs from PTI)

Pradyuman murder: Khattar says allegations against Haryana police under investigation

Kollywood film producer and director B. Ashok Kumar allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Chennai`s Alwarthirunagar on Tuesday. 
 
He was reportedly being harassed and threatened by a financier, with whom he was associated for more than seven years. In his suicide note he accused the financier based in Madurai of charging exorbitant interest. His production company had been taking loans from this financier. 
 
The note alleged that in the past six months, he was harassed and threatened by the financier, who claimed to have political clout and also was influential in the police and film circuit. 
 
The Valasaravakkam Police sent the body to the Government Royapettah Hospital for postmortem. 
 
Ashok Kumar, a cousin of popular Tamil cinema director Sasikumar, has co-produced his films, including Eesan, Poraali, and the yet-to-be-released Kodi Veeran. 
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Ashok Kumar, a cousin of popular Tamil cinema director Sasikumar, has co-produced his films, including Eesan, Poraali, and the yet-to-be-released Kodi Veeran

Kollywood film producer and director B. Ashok Kumar allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Chennai`s Alwarthirunagar on Tuesday. He was reportedly being harassed and threatened by a financier, with whom he was associated for more than seven years. In his suicide note he accused the financier based in Madurai of charging exorbitant interest. His production company had been taking loans from this financier. The note alleged that in the past six months, he was harassed and threatened by the financier, who claimed to have political clout and also was influential in the police and film circuit. The Valasaravakkam Police sent the body to the Government Royapettah Hospital for postmortem. Ashok Kumar, a cousin of popular Tamil cinema director Sasikumar, has co-produced his films, including Eesan, Poraali, and the yet-to-be-released Kodi Veeran.

Harassed by financiers, film producer Ashok Kumar commits suicide

A day after a 16-year-old student of Gurgaon&#39;s Ryan International School was apprehended by the CBI in connection with the murder of a class 2 student, the family of Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor who was arrested initially, decided to file a case against police officers who &quot;framed&quot; him.

&quot;Now it is almost clear that my son Ashok was framed and made a scapegoat. We have decided to file a case against Gurgaon Police SIT officers who framed and used torture and even drugged him to confess before the media that he had committed the crime,&quot; said Ashok&#39;s father Amirchand.

He said the family was seeking financial help from the villagers in filing the case.

&quot;Villagers are with us and they all want us to demand justice for Ashok and action against irresponsible police officials,&quot; he said.

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In a sensational twist to the case, the agency announced yesterday that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School on Tuesday night in connection with the murder of Pradhuman Thakur, rejecting the Gurugram police&#39;s theory that the killing was the handiwork of Ashok Kumar.

The CBI has said that there was no evidence against Ashok Kumar so far.

The&nbsp;Opposition party also attacked the BJP government and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over the &quot;shoddy&quot; police probe.

Ajay Yadav, a minister in erstwhile Hooda government, demanded a thorough inquiry against three DCPs and the members of the SIT who made the &quot;poor conductor&quot; a scapegoat.

&quot;Why did the SIT not quiz the 16-year-old student as he was the one who informed gardener Harpal Singh about the incident. The role of police officials should also be investigated by higher agency such as CBI,&quot; he said.

Haryana congress president Ashok Tanwar said it was an overall &quot;failure&quot; of the Khattar government.

Seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur was murdered on September 8 and the case was with the Gurgaon police for 13 days before taken over by the CBI.

The Gurgaon Police arrested Ashok in hurry and even Khattar congratulated the team for cracking case the same day.

Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khairwar declared in a press meet on September 10 that Ashok was the killer and that he had tried to sexually assault Pradhuman.

Khairwar also said during the investigation that the charge sheet would be filed in 7 days of the murder.

&quot;The case was taken over by the CBI before we concluded our investigation and came on final decision. We had arrested Ashok on the basis factual evidence,&quot; Khirwar said.

The CBI has said that there was no evidence against the conductor, Ashok Kumar, so far

A day after a 16-year-old student of Gurgaon's Ryan International School was apprehended by the CBI in connection with the murder of a class 2 student, the family of Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor who was arrested initially, decided to file a case against police officers who "framed" him. "Now it is almost clear that my son Ashok was framed and made a scapegoat. We have decided to file a case against Gurgaon Police SIT officers who framed and used torture and even drugged him to confess before the media that he had committed the crime," said Ashok's father Amirchand. He said the family was seeking financial help from the villagers in filing the case. "Villagers are with us and they all want us to demand justice for Ashok and action against irresponsible police officials," he said. As soon as the closure report comes will file bail for Ashok (conductor who was arrested), once he is discharged we will file a case against Police & school management: Mohit Verma, Ashok's Lawyer #PradyumanMurderCase pic.twitter.com/dkeMyNxv4R — ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2017 × In a sensational twist to the case, the agency announced yesterday that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School on Tuesday night in connection with the murder of Pradhuman Thakur, rejecting the Gurugram police's theory that the killing was the handiwork of Ashok Kumar. The CBI has said that there was no evidence against Ashok Kumar so far. The Opposition party also attacked the BJP government and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over the "shoddy" police probe. Ajay Yadav, a minister in erstwhile Hooda government, demanded a thorough inquiry against three DCPs and the members of the SIT who made the "poor conductor" a scapegoat. "Why did the SIT not quiz the 16-year-old student as he was the one who informed gardener Harpal Singh about the incident. The role of police officials should also be investigated by higher agency such as CBI," he said. Haryana congress president Ashok Tanwar said it was an overall "failure" of the Khattar government. Seven-year-old Pradhuman Thakur was murdered on September 8 and the case was with the Gurgaon police for 13 days before taken over by the CBI. The Gurgaon Police arrested Ashok in hurry and even Khattar congratulated the team for cracking case the same day. Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khairwar declared in a press meet on September 10 that Ashok was the killer and that he had tried to sexually assault Pradhuman. Khairwar also said during the investigation that the charge sheet would be filed in 7 days of the murder. "The case was taken over by the CBI before we concluded our investigation and came on final decision. We had arrested Ashok on the basis factual evidence," Khirwar said.

Ryan student murder: Bus conductor to file case against police officers who 'framed' him

In a sensational twist in the killing of the class II student of Ryan International School, Pradyuman Thakur, the CBI has claimed that the Gurgaon Police framed the school bus conductor and planted a knife on him, declaring the case as solved within hours, a The Times of India (TOI) report said.

Sources told the TOI that the police resorted to framing the bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, since it was under tremendous pressure to solve the case.

The Times of India reported that the CBI had established in its two-month-long investigation that the knife belonged to the main accused in the case, a 16-year-old Class XI student of the same school. A CBI officer told TOI that the knife was purchased by the juvenile from a local shop, brought inside the school and was the only knife which was recovered. He added that the accused student on Thursday guided the investigating agency to the shop from where he had purchased the knife. 
 
(Also Read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/ryan-student-murder-bus-conductor-to-file-case-against-officers-who-framed-him-23865">Bus conductor to file case against police officers who &#39;framed&#39; him</a>)

&quot;The knife was bought by the juvenile from a local shop and he brought it with him inside the school. This is the only knife which was recovered and so the claim of Gurgaon police that Ashok Kumar brought it inside the school and used it to kill the boy has no basis whatsoever,&quot; TOI quoted the CBI officer as saying.

While accusing the bus conductor, the Gurgaon Police had said that the school bus conductor had obtained the knife from the toolkit of the bus and was cleaning it in the washroom when Pradyuman came in, the TOI report said. They had claimed that the conductor tried to sexually assault the seven-year-old.&nbsp;

The doctor who had performed the post-mortem had earlier ruled out sexual assault.

The Times of India report states that while the CBI said the murder weapon was recovered from the flush in the washroom where it had been thrown by the student, the Gurgaon Police was silent over where the weapon was recovered from. 
 
The CBI source says the police will present the evidence before the juvenile court.

The agency told the juvenile court yesterday that the accused confessed to his crime in front of his father and an independent witness.

The CBI announced on Tuesday that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School on Tuesday night in connection with the murder of Pradhuman. 
 
The CBI says it zeroed in on the accused teenager after inspecting CCTV footage, call records, questioning of staff and students and the &#39;suspicious&#39; behaviour of the accused during investigations.

The juvenile court in Gurgaon yesterday sent the student to three days&#39; CBI custody. He is being kept at the Sewa Kutir, a child welfare home, at Delhi&#39;s Kingsway Camp. 
 
The CBI has said that there was no evidence against Kumar so far. 
 
According to the agency, the Class 11 student, believed to be weak in his studies, allegedly slit Pradhuman&#39;s throat to get the school to declare a holiday in order to defer a scheduled parent-teacher meeting and an examination. 
 
The agency did not find any evidence of sexual assault, a CBI spokesperson had yesterday. 
 
The Gurgaon Police has refused to comment on the CBI findings. It says that the case was handed over to the CBI before the&nbsp;Special Investigation Team (SIT) could finish its probe.

&quot;Our probe by the SIT (Special Investigation Team) headed by DCP Ashok Bakshi was underway and had not concluded before the CBI took over the charge of investigating the case.

&quot;We had arrested Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor on the basis of prior factual evidence,&quot; Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar said at a press meet conference yesterday.

Pradyuman&#39;s family had accused the police of botching up the investigation and said the CBI meticulously collected circumstantial evidences and facts.

The family had also alleged a larger conspiracy behind the murder and said that they want the CBI to file a charge sheet soon, PTI reported.

They had also expressed suspicion about the involvement of school authorities in &quot;destruction of evidence&quot; and asked that top officials of the institute be questioned by the CBI.&nbsp;

Ashok Kumar&#39;s family says it will file a case against police officers who &quot;framed&quot; him.

&quot;Now it is almost clear that my son Ashok was framed and made a scapegoat. We have decided to file a case against Gurgaon Police SIT officers who framed and used torture and even drugged him to confess before the media that he had committed the crime,&quot; said Ashok&#39;s father Amirchand.

(With inputs from PTI)

In a sensational twist in the killing of the class II student of Ryan International School, the CBI has claimed that the Gurgaon Police framed the school bus conductor and planted a knife on him, declaring the case as solved within hours, the Times of India reported

In a sensational twist in the killing of the class II student of Ryan International School, Pradyuman Thakur, the CBI has claimed that the Gurgaon Police framed the school bus conductor and planted a knife on him, declaring the case as solved within hours, a The Times of India (TOI) report said. Sources told the TOI that the police resorted to framing the bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, since it was under tremendous pressure to solve the case. The Times of India reported that the CBI had established in its two-month-long investigation that the knife belonged to the main accused in the case, a 16-year-old Class XI student of the same school. A CBI officer told TOI that the knife was purchased by the juvenile from a local shop, brought inside the school and was the only knife which was recovered. He added that the accused student on Thursday guided the investigating agency to the shop from where he had purchased the knife. (Also Read: Bus conductor to file case against police officers who 'framed' him) "The knife was bought by the juvenile from a local shop and he brought it with him inside the school. This is the only knife which was recovered and so the claim of Gurgaon police that Ashok Kumar brought it inside the school and used it to kill the boy has no basis whatsoever," TOI quoted the CBI officer as saying. While accusing the bus conductor, the Gurgaon Police had said that the school bus conductor had obtained the knife from the toolkit of the bus and was cleaning it in the washroom when Pradyuman came in, the TOI report said. They had claimed that the conductor tried to sexually assault the seven-year-old. The doctor who had performed the post-mortem had earlier ruled out sexual assault. The Times of India report states that while the CBI said the murder weapon was recovered from the flush in the washroom where it had been thrown by the student, the Gurgaon Police was silent over where the weapon was recovered from. The CBI source says the police will present the evidence before the juvenile court. The agency told the juvenile court yesterday that the accused confessed to his crime in front of his father and an independent witness. The CBI announced on Tuesday that it had apprehended a senior student of Ryan International School on Tuesday night in connection with the murder of Pradhuman. The CBI says it zeroed in on the accused teenager after inspecting CCTV footage, call records, questioning of staff and students and the 'suspicious' behaviour of the accused during investigations. The juvenile court in Gurgaon yesterday sent the student to three days' CBI custody. He is being kept at the Sewa Kutir, a child welfare home, at Delhi's Kingsway Camp. The CBI has said that there was no evidence against Kumar so far. According to the agency, the Class 11 student, believed to be weak in his studies, allegedly slit Pradhuman's throat to get the school to declare a holiday in order to defer a scheduled parent-teacher meeting and an examination. The agency did not find any evidence of sexual assault, a CBI spokesperson had yesterday. The Gurgaon Police has refused to comment on the CBI findings. It says that the case was handed over to the CBI before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) could finish its probe. "Our probe by the SIT (Special Investigation Team) headed by DCP Ashok Bakshi was underway and had not concluded before the CBI took over the charge of investigating the case. "We had arrested Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor on the basis of prior factual evidence," Gurgaon Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar said at a press meet conference yesterday. Pradyuman's family had accused the police of botching up the investigation and said the CBI meticulously collected circumstantial evidences and facts. The family had also alleged a larger conspiracy behind the murder and said that they want the CBI to file a charge sheet soon, PTI reported. They had also expressed suspicion about the involvement of school authorities in "destruction of evidence" and asked that top officials of the institute be questioned by the CBI. Ashok Kumar's family says it will file a case against police officers who "framed" him. "Now it is almost clear that my son Ashok was framed and made a scapegoat. We have decided to file a case against Gurgaon Police SIT officers who framed and used torture and even drugged him to confess before the media that he had committed the crime," said Ashok's father Amirchand. (With inputs from PTI)

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