4 months ago
2
Forensic study successful the death of a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant successful Patna connected January 11 has detected traces of semen connected the apparel of teenaged girl.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted connected January 16 connected the orders of the State government, soon aft the aspirant’s post-mortem study dated January 12 surfaced successful the nationalist domain, which noted “physical injuries and marks of unit connected the body” and stated that “sexual unit cannot beryllium ruled out”.
The miss was staying successful a backstage hostel successful Chitragupt Nagar, wherever she was recovered successful an unconscious authorities connected January 6. She succumbed to her injuries 5 days later, connected January 11, portion undergoing attraction astatine a hospital.
Earlier, constabulary had ruled retired intersexual assault.
On Sunday (January 25, 2026), the bureau of Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) issued a property enactment stating that connected January 10, 2026, the household members of the deceased provided immoderate of the apparel of the miss to the police, which were seized. Following the ineligible procedure, it was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for examination. During the introspection conducted by the FSL, traces of quality semen were recovered connected the apparel allegedly worn by the victim.
It further stated, “The FSL is preparing a DNA illustration of the same. Accordingly, arsenic portion of further investigation, the DNA volition beryllium matched with that of the arrested accused arsenic good arsenic different fishy individuals identified by the SIT.”
The victim’s post-mortem report, carried retired by the Patna Medical College and Hospital, mentioned that determination were aggregate crescentic nail abrasion marks, carnal injuries implicit the assemblage and marks of violence.
Further, an enactment has besides been taken against 2 constabulary officials who were initially progressive successful the investigation.
“During the reappraisal of Chitragupt Nagar Police Station Case No. 14/26, Hemant Jha, Assistant Inspector of Kadamkuan Police presumption and the Officer-in-Charge of Chitragupt Nagar constabulary station, Sub-Inspector, Roshni Kumari person been suspended with contiguous effect connected charges of evident nonaccomplishment successful collecting accusation and taking timely action,” Patna SSP bureau property enactment stated.
From the archetypal days of investigation, the parents of the victims said that their girl was sexually assaulted, but constabulary had denied the claim. Following the incident, the proprietor of the hostel was arrested.
On the different hand, the five-member aesculapian committee of the Patna-AIIMS, examining the post-mortem study and different circumstances related to the decease of a NEET aspirant asserted that the SIT, investigating the case, has not provided each important documents to it truthful far.
Talking to reporters connected Saturday (January 24, 2026), caput of the aesculapian board, Dr Binay Kumar (Professor-Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, AIIMS) said, “We person not been provided each important documents related to the lawsuit by the SIT truthful far… connected the ground of which we tin gully a decision oregon springiness our sentiment connected the case. Documents which person been provided by the SIT to the board, are not capable enough…..we are inactive waiting for immoderate much important documents.”.
