Ashok Kumar Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Hathras released an additional statement: "The student has been identified as Kritarth (11) studying in class second of the DL Public school."

"On September 23, the student was abducted from the school's hostel by teacher Ramprakash Solanki, Dinesh Baghel, and school owner Jasodhan Singh. Jasodhan Singh believes in 'tantra' practice and asked his son to sacrifice a child for the prosperity of school and his family," he said. “They took the student to a secluded place for the sacrifice but the student woke up and began crying."

"After that, he was strangulated. Another teacher Veerpal Singh and school principal Laxman Singh were also present at the spot and were guarding the place," he added. "In the police investigation, the accused informed police that the student was killed for ‘sacrifice’ for the prosperity of school and the owner’s family."