Overview
- Police apprehended eight Children in Conflict with Law and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board in Pasighat on 4 November.
- The board remanded the juveniles to the Sainik School vice-principal’s custody for one week and directed guardians to execute Form 8 undertakings.
- The investigation remains active as police work to establish the circumstances and collect further evidence.
- The case was upgraded to Ruksin PS Case No. 20/25 under BNS sections after an additional FIR by the boy’s father on 3 November.
- The 12-year-old was found dead on campus on 1 November, with the father’s FIR alleging ragging by senior students, and regional student unions have issued a two-week ultimatum for a transparent probe.