Overview
- The state home department has issued the DSPE notification recommending a transfer, with central approval required before the CBI can register a case.
- The SIT remains on the case pending transfer as FSL tests found semen on the victim’s clothing and DNA profiling is underway for matching with samples taken from roughly two dozen suspects.
- Police have arrested hostel owner-employee Manish Kumar Ranjan, and two Patna officers were suspended for delayed action and poor intelligence gathering.
- The parents have sought a judge‑monitored investigation and a PIL for court oversight has been filed, alleging a cover-up and disputing initial suicide claims.
- The 17-year-old was found unconscious on January 6 and died on January 11; POCSO provisions are being considered and opinions from AIIMS-Patna and DNA results are awaited.