Overview
- The post-mortem report, received by police on January 14, states that sexual violence cannot be ruled out.
- Police arrested hostel building owner Manish Kumar Ranjan and produced him in court, with investigators pursuing further legal action.
- Two days before the autopsy finding, a senior Patna Police official said initial medical checks and CCTV showed no evidence of sexual assault and cited a urine report indicating sleeping pills.
- The 17–18-year-old student from Jehanabad was found unconscious in her Patna hostel and died during treatment on January 11, after her father filed an FIR alleging assault and injury marks.
- Students and relatives held demonstrations in Patna; police dispersed crowds and registered a case related to the protest as the inquiry reviews forensic evidence, CCTV and phone data, and questions hostel residents.