Overview
- Patna Police constituted a Special Investigation Team led by IGP Jitendra Rana, who inspected the hostel site as the re-probe gathered pace.
- The post-mortem by a PMCH medical board reported sexual assault indicators, signs of struggle, and injuries inconsistent with consensual activity, and it did not rule out multiple attackers.
- Police arrested Shambhu Girls’ Hostel owner Manish Kumar Ranjan, produced him in court, and registered a case based on the victim’s father’s statement.
- Senior officers acknowledged contradictions between initial findings that cited sleeping pills and no assault, and they sent medical records to AIIMS for expert review.
- Protests intensified across Patna as the victim’s family alleged pressure to withdraw the case, and political leaders, including Prashant Kishor, met relatives seeking a transparent investigation.