Overview

• Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the case of 19-year-old Manisha will be transferred to the CBI, citing the family’s demand for an impartial investigation.
• Police had proposed suicide based on a handwritten note recovered near the body, CCTV evidence of an insecticide purchase, and viscera tests detecting an organophosphorus insecticide.
• Two autopsies, including one at PGIMS Rohtak, reported no sexual assault and described facial and neck wounds as lacerations with a gnawing effect consistent with scavenging animals.
• The family rejects the suicide theory, has refused cremation, and protests have spread across Bhiwani and neighboring districts with road blockades and sit-ins.
• The state suspended mobile internet, bulk SMS and dongle services in Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri for 48 hours to curb misinformation, and earlier transferred the district SP and suspended several local officers.