'Unfortunate, Justice Will Be Served For Sure,' Says HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar On Gurugram School Murder

New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday termed the Ryan International School murder as "unfortunate" and said "justice will be served". "Unfortunate. It's like warning to ppl&schools. Justice will be served for sure," said the minister.

"Going to Gurugram tomorrow. Culprit won't be spared. Sympathies with child's parents," said Haryana education minister.

A seven-year-old boy who was on Friday found with his throat slit and lying in a pool of blood in a washroom of Ryan International School here was allegedly killed by a bus conductor who also tried to sexually abuse the minor, the police said.

The boy's father, Varun Thakur, who works as a quality manager with a private firm in Gurgaon, accused the school administration of negligence and said he was not told how critical his child was.

Meanwhile, Northern Zone Head Francis Thomas and Bhodnsi branch coordinator have been sent on two-day police remand in connection with the Ryan International School murder case. Amid raging protests over the gruesome killing of a seven-year-old student at the Ryan International School, the state government also issued an order, stating that all campuses of the aforementioned school will be closed till Tuesday.

The police said some students found the boy in the washroom in the school building in the Sohna area at around 8.30 am. "The students alerted the teachers and the school management then informed the police, who rushed him to Artemis Hospital. He was declared brought dead by doctors," Ravinder Kumar, PRO Gurgaon Police, said. (With inputs from agencies)