Ryan school murder: Father of accused claims his son was brutally tortured in custody; CBI denies allegations

The father of accused class 11 student of Ryan International School on Saturday said that his son was tortured and hung upside down and brutally thrashed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during interrogation.

“My son is being tortured, he was hung upside down and brutally thrashed. He is completely innocent,” the accused’s father said.

“Only one PTM had happened till now and all teachers had praised my son's performance and behaviour, I have his marksheets,” he further added.

However, the CBI immediately denied the allegations made by the father that the arrested minor was being tortured in custody.

CBI denies allegations made by the father of arrested minor that the accused was being tortured in custody #PradyumanMurderCase #RyanInternationalSchool

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2017

On Thursday, the CBI before a juvenile court claimed that the class 11 student had confessed to his crime in front of his father and an independent witness.

The juvenile court in Gurgaon on Wednesday sent the student to three days of CBI custody.

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