The Class XI student who was arrested for the murder of seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur inside Gurugram's Ryan International School, will now be tried as an adult.

As per reports, the Juvenile Justice Board in Gurugram transferred the case to a district and sessions' court. The hearing for the case will begin on December 22.

Confirmin the incident, Sushil Tekriwal, lawyer of Pradyuman's family, said, "The convict will be considered as an adult."

Pradyuman's father Varun hailed the decision. "I thank the judiciary for the decision. We always knew that the journey is long but we will go till the end to get justice for my child and all other children who might be vulnerable," he said.

The cold-blooded murder case of the seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur took a new dimension after a Class 11 student of the school was arrested by the CBI. Earlier, a bus conductor was arrested for his alleged role in the case. He was subsequently released on bail. The accused reportedly said he committed the crime to postpone examinations.

After facing flak from all quarters, the Haryana Police accepted that omissions took place on their part during the probe. The cops also admitted that they didn't watch the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage carefully.

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The initial eight seconds of the footage shows the now accused teenager calling Pradyuman to thewashroom. The team members, however, remained silent on exactly how they made this grave error.

Pradyuman, a class II student of the school, was found dead with his throat slit by a sharp-edged weapon on the morning of September 8.The weapon used in the crime has been seized."We have come to the conclusion on the basis of CCTV, forensic evidence and scientific evidence. The student has been apprehended. He remains our prime suspect," the spokesperson said.