Gurugram school murder: Police officer suspended for using force against journalists

Gurugram: A police officer was suspended on Monday for using force against journalists covering a protest outside the Ryan International School on Sunday over the murder of a seven-year-old student, authorities said. [caption id=“attachment_4023955” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Gurugram Police investigating the murder of Class II student of Ryan International School in Sohna. PTI[/caption] “Inspector Arun Kumar, chief of Sohna police station has been suspended with immediate effect for his lapse in duties,” a senior official said. At least 50 people, including nine scribes and photo journalists, were injured on Sunday when police baton-charged the group of protesters outside the school building located in Bhondsi on Sohna road. A liquor vend near the school was also set on fire. Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had visited the injured journalists at a hospital here later on Sunday. Angry protesters have staged demonstrations outside the school located in Bhondsi on Sohna road since the victim, Pradhuman, was found with his throat slit inside a school washroom in the morning of 8 September.