Murder of 8 year old at Gurgaon: Conductor was fired by another school for sexual predator behaviour

On Saturday, the school suspended acting principal Neerja Batra and set up a three-member panel to look into security lapses that led to the young student’s murder.

The 42-year-old bus conductor accused of murdering an 8-year-old student of the Ryan International School had been sacked a few months back for his sexually predatory behaviour.

Ashok Kumar was a driver with a private school in Ghamroj, his native village near Gurgaon, but was fired from the job after some students complained about his behaviour. The school, about 5-km from Ryan International, did not file a complaint with the police.

Kumar was arrested after publicly confessing to slitting the throat and killing a Class II student who he tried to sexually abuse inside the toilet at Ryan International in Bhondsi, near Gurgaon, on Friday.

Investigations revealed the three were in the toilet when Kumar walked in. The three students, who had gone to the toilet to change clothes for their Taekwondo class, crossed the victim in the corridor on their way out. Police said Kumar waited for them and a gardener, an initial suspect, to leave. The victim walked into the toilet after this.

On Saturday, the school suspended acting principal Neerja Batra and set up a three-member panel to look into security lapses that led to the young student's murder, which sparked angry protests by parents. The panel will submit its report on Monday. The school also canceled the contract of its security agency.

DCP (Crime) Sumit Kuhar said a background check revealed Kumar's "sexually predatory" nature.

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