MUMBAI: (May 27) Production house Matchbox Shots has acquired the screen rights to “The Gurugram School Murder”, a book by veteran crime journalist Leena Dhankhar based on the killing of a seven-year-old boy inside a Gurugram school in 2017.
The production house, mentored by filmmaker Sriram Raghavan and known for backing movies and series such as “Andhadhun”, “Scoop”, “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack” and “Khauf”, said the adaptation has the backing of the victim’s family.
The case involves the murder of Prince whose body was found with his throat slit in a bathroom of an elite Gurugram school on September 8, 2017. The incident had triggered widespread outrage over child safety in private schools.
Source: PTI News
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