Class 9th student murdered by Class 10th students in Ghaziabad
Class 9th student murdered by Class 10th students in Ghaziabad A Class IX student of St Francis School in Indirapuram was killed over a plan hatched by his friends to kidnap him and extract a ransom from his father. 16-year-old Ayush Sharma’s body was thrown into a two-foot-deep ditch filled with muddy water in a field in Noida’s Ecotech area and tied with stones to prevent it from surfacing. The boy’s face was also smashed with a blunt object. Ayush was killed on April 16 and his body lay in the ditch for four days before police traced the prime suspect. Virat and Ayush, police said, had met just 12-13 days ago through the Class X student who was a common friend. Ayush had told his mother he would step out for 30 minutes on April 16 afternoon but did not return. Sources said Virat had stood guarantor for facilitating a Rs 2.30 lakh loan to one of his acquaintances and was under extreme pressure to return the money. “He wanted to get my son a new mobile phone, but my wife told him sternly not to call her again. Virat later called Ayush on his phone and sought his help in preparing some PDF documents. He asked Ayush to meet him somewhere. My son left home around 2pm, saying he would be back in 30 minutes. When he did not return the next day, we lodged a police complaint,” Pramod said. -PTC News
