Overview
- The CBI registered a new case in Patna and began taking custody of files from local police related to the January death of the 17-year-old student.
- Investigators will review the Patna Police SIT’s work, including blood and DNA samples collected from around 30 individuals for comparison.
- Forensic testing reported traces of human sperm on an undergarment linked to the victim, and a DNA profile is being prepared from that sample.
- Patna Police previously suspended SHO Roshni Kumari and Additional SHO Hemant Jha for delayed action and failures in timely intelligence gathering.
- Parents and activists staged protests, including a sit-in at Jantar Mantar, after initial police talk of a sleeping-pill overdose and post-mortem notes that did not rule out sexual assault.