Overview
- The 17–18-year-old was found unconscious at a private girls’ hostel in Patna on January 6 and died during treatment on January 11 after days in a coma.
- The post-mortem report stated that sexual violence cannot be ruled out, contrasting with initial police assertions of sleeping-pill overdose, typhoid and no confirmed assault.
- A Special Investigation Team is leading the case under DGP oversight, has visited treating hospitals to record staff statements, and the hostel owner has been arrested.
- Parents, students and activists protested in Patna, with families saying they were blocked from entering the hostel to retrieve belongings and alleging police action against demonstrators.
- Opposition leaders, including Tejashwi Yadav and MP Pappu Yadav, escalated pressure with demands for a CBI probe and criticism of the state’s law-and-order record ahead of the Budget session.