Overview
- A 12-year-old Class VII cadet was found dead on November 1 in an overhead water supply tank at Sainik School Niglok, initially reported by the vice-principal as a suspected suicide.
- Following an additional FIR filed by the boy's father on November 3 alleging ragging by seniors, the case was upgraded to Ruksin PS Case No. 20/25 under BNS provisions.
- Arunachal Pradesh Police apprehended eight students on November 4 and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board in Pasighat.
- The JJB classified the detainees as Children in Conflict with Law and remanded them to the school's vice-principal for one week, with guardians executing Form 8 undertakings under the Juvenile Justice Rules.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence as the family alleges severe bullying, while regional student unions issued a two-week ultimatum demanding a transparent, speedy probe.