The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today told the a Gurgaon court that the Haryana police beat tortured the accused arrested by them and a key witness in the Pradyuman Thakur murder case to give favourable statements. According to the CBI, accused Ashok Kumar and the Ryan school gardener told the agency that they were beaten in the police custody to support their theory of crime sequence. "When we will get all reports and our investigation will be complete, only then we can decide on Ashok Kumar," the CBI said. The CBI has also rejected the sexual abuse angle in the Pradyuman murder case. The family members ofAshok Kumar, including his father, were present in the court today.

Source: India Today November 16, 2017 11:26 UTC