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School, police tried to hush up case, says Pradyuman’s father
By Ritu Tomar
Gurugram, Sep 15 (IANS) The grief-stricken father of seven-year-old Pradyuman, who was done to death on September 8 inside Ryan International School near here, says prime suspect bus conductor Ashok Kumar could not have executed the crime alone and that some others were involved in it.
Hailing from Madhubani district of Bihar, Barun Chandra Thakur has been fighting hard for getting justice to his deceased son.
Talking to IANS, Thakur claimed there was more to what meets the eye. Given the sequence of events, the killing of his child appeared to be part of a well-hatched conspiracy, he said.
“It looks like everything had been planned in advance. The killer already had a knife … he visited the children’s toilet which he shouldn’t have… he threw the weapon used in crime there itself….
“How come he was moving around in the school premises with such a large knife? Then, the grille of the bathroom window was also found to have been cut… and now the conductor is giving contradicting statements. Don’t all these point to a conspiracy,” he wondered.
Thakur further said: “If the conductor was scared that he had been seen indulging in an illicit act by the boy and everybody would come to know about it, didn’t he think about the consequences of committing a murder? Didn’t he think that he could be hanged for this? Also, if Ashok Kumar is the killer, then why didn’t he flee after killing Pradyuman?”
Asked if the murder could be an act of revenge killing, he ruled out the possibility, saying he did not have any enmity as such.
Following the incident, several employees of the school are on the police radar, including Anju Dudeja, the incharge of junior section of the school. However, Thakur did not speak much against her, other than that even her role in the whole affair was not satisfactory.
On the possible involvement of others in the incident, he said: “I am sure that some more persons are involved (in the killing). As we saw the school was trying to sweep the matter under the carpet and even police were dilly-dallying, we decided to approach the Supreme Court.”
Blaming the school authorities’ casual approach towards safety of children for the tragedy, Thakur said: “I would drop my son at the school everyday. How on earth I could have even thought that one day he would be murdered in his school!”
Despite being emotionally torn due to the killing of his son, he is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that not only Pradyuman gets justice but also that no other child undergoes what his child had to. He wants a much harsher law to ward off any possibility of recurrence of such incidents.
“There is a need to replace the age-old rusted laws with new, more stringent ones, so that those with criminal mindset think twice before committing a crime. Besides, there is also an urgent need to prepare a much tougher guideline for the schools, so that school managements are not able to shrug off their responsibilities.”
Thakur does not want a new law to be named after his son; all he wants is that children across the country feel safe at least in the “temples of education”.
(Ritu Tomar can be reached at [email protected])
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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