Overview
- A 23-year-old college student reported that she was molested while returning home in the Lalpur area of Ranchi, prompting a police complaint.
- Lalpur police arrested the accused, a 38-year-old serving Army jawan, and have forwarded him to jail pending further legal action.
- Officers say the FIR was filed under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and names the victim's statement plus technical evidence as the basis for charges.
- Police identified the accused as an Army jawan posted at Namkum who hails from Haryana, and they say investigations are continuing.
- The case has raised local concern about women's safety in Ranchi and highlights the use of civilian criminal procedures when a serving military member is accused.