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Leader of the Opposition successful the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) deed retired astatine the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorities implicit the decease of a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant, who, according to the post-mortem report, had besides been subjected to intersexual violence.
Mr. Yadav said that instrumentality and bid had been buried successful Bihar and alleged that the authorities was treating criminals and rapists arsenic its “guests”, going each retired to support and honour them.
“The corrupt strategy and machine-made double-engine NDA authorities has go a reliable instrumentality for oppressors, corrupt individuals, criminals, and rapists. The insensitive Nitish authorities successful Bihar, formed done buying votes, is perpetrating atrocities connected insignificant girls, pistillate students, daughters, and women crossed the state,” Mr. Yadav said successful a station connected societal media level X.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) person further alleged that atrocities against women were continuing unchecked and that cardinal figures successful the authorities were maintaining a hypocritical soundlessness connected horrific incidents portion projecting themselves arsenic saints.
Mr. Yadav claimed that a widow was gang-raped and murdered successful Madhepura, that a four-year-old miss was raped and murdered successful Khagaria, and that the rape and execution of a NEET aspirant took spot successful Patna.
“These incidents amusement that this authorities has go ruthless, cruel, and inhuman. In Patna and Khagaria, the incompetent constabulary resorted to lathi complaint against the protestors and sent them to jail. Let the corrupt constabulary explain, wherefore were RJD leaders and workers beaten and cases filed against them for demanding the apprehension of the criminals who raped and murdered girls successful Patna and Khagaria?” Mr. Yadav questioned.
He termed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s soundlessness criminal, saying adjacent media persons mightiness not callback erstwhile the Chief Minister past addressed them.
“If the power-sponsored and power-protected criminals, on with their sympathisers sitting successful the government, bash not halt their oppression, the nationalist volition show their anger,” Mr. Yadav stated successful the post.
The State authorities has already formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case, and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who besides holds the Home Department portfolio, said connected Sunday that whoever was liable would beryllium punished.
The incidental occurred nether the Chitragupt Nagar constabulary presumption limits, wherever the miss was recovered unconscious successful a hostel connected January 6. She died astatine a backstage infirmary during attraction 5 days later, connected January 11.
The constabulary had earlier termed it a lawsuit of termination and ruled retired foul play, portion the deceased’s household members alleged a “cover-up”.
The SIT connected Sunday visited Sahajanand Hospital, wherever the miss was archetypal taken for attraction but was not admitted, and aboriginal referred to Prabhat Memorial Hospital, wherever she underwent archetypal treatment. The squad besides visited different infirmary arsenic portion of the inquiry.
Reacting to Mr. Yadav’s statement, ruling Janata Dal (United) State president Umesh Singh Kushwaha accused him of spreading misinformation owed to a deficiency of factual knowledge.
Mr. Kushwaha said that nether the Nitish Kumar government, criminals were not protected, dissimilar during the Lalu Prasad-Rabri Devi regime, and that determination was nary argumentation of delaying, obstructing, oregon diverting transgression cases.
“The existent authorities takes swift enactment against transgression incidents successful a transparent and impartial manner, and the culprits are punished timely,” Mr. Kushwaha said.
He added, “Regarding the Madhepura incidental the authorities had formed a SIT, and the accused were arrested and sent to jail. Similarly, successful the Khagaria incident, constabulary acted promptly, arrested the accused and sent them to jail.”
Mr. Kushwaha further said, “The incidental involving the NEET pupil is highly tragic. The authorities has besides formed an SIT successful this case, and a thorough probe is underway. The hostel proprietor has besides been arrested and sent to jail. Strict enactment volition beryllium taken against anyone recovered blameworthy aft the investigation. No 1 volition beryllium spared.”
