Overview
- A 12-year-old Class VII cadet was found dead on November 1 atop an overhead water tank on the Sainik School Niglok campus in East Siang, according to police.
- Eight students were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board in Pasighat and remanded to the vice-principal’s custody for one week, with guardians executing Form 8 undertakings.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV clips that reportedly show the boy restless early in the morning, and an alleged note referencing torture by seniors is with forensics.
- The case was upgraded to Ruksin PS Case No. 20/25 under BNS sections 108, 106(1) and 3(5) following an additional FIR by the father alleging ragging by senior students.
- Student unions issued a two-week ultimatum for a transparent, time-bound inquiry, while the family has raised concerns over a delayed post-mortem report and the pace of the probe.