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\n\tIndia\u2019s Matchbox Shots has acquired the screen rights to \u201cThe Gurugram School Murder,\u201d crime journalist Leena Dhankhar\u2019s account of the 2017 killing of a child at an elite school in Gurugram.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe adaptation draws from Dhankhar\u2019s reporting on one of India\u2019s most prominent criminal cases. On Sept. 8, 2017, a seven-year-old boy known publicly as Prince was found with his throat slit inside a school bathroom. Local police initially detained an innocent school bus conductor before the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a fellow student, who was accused of carrying out the killing allegedly to secure the postponement of an examination.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe project is being helmed by Dikssha Jyote Routray of Matchbox Shots.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat happened in this case is every parent\u2019s worst nightmare,\u201d Routray said. \u201cIt is a tragedy that also unravels dark truths about the pressures shaping young children in contemporary urban India. Our commitment is to tell this story with the carefully researched nuance it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is not just a crime story, but the story of a family\u2019s pain and years of struggle for justice,\u201d Dhankhar added. \u201cThrough this story, we hope more people understand the emotional devastation such incidents leave behind. The family has lived with the loss every single day, and justice must prevail without compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe project carries the support of Prince\u2019s father, who continues to pursue accountability in the case.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere has not been a single day when we have not remembered or missed him,\u201d he said. \u201cOur fight has been painfully long, and it will continue until the guilty receive the harshest punishment. We want the truth to reach more people so society understands our pain and ensures that those responsible are never spared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMatchbox Shots is a Mumbai production house mentored by filmmaker Sriram Raghavan. The company\u2019s credits include \u201cAndhadhun,\u201d \u201cScoop,\u201d \u201cIC 814: The Kandahar Hijack\u201d and \u201cKhauf.\u201d The company is led by producers Sanjay Routray, Dikssha Jyote Routray and Sarita Patil. Its war drama series \u201cOperation Safed Sagar\u201d is set for release on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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