Overview
- The girl was taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in critical condition on February 7 and was declared dead, according to police.
- An autopsy conducted on February 8 did not establish the cause of death, and viscera have been preserved for histopathological and chemical analysis.
- Police had registered an FIR on January 23 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and the POCSO Act over alleged sexual assault, forced acid ingestion and offences linked to her underage marriage.
- Hospital records from October 29, 2025 noted acid ingestion with no history of assault, and at that time the girl and her mother said she drank it after an argument with her husband.
- The mother later filed a fresh complaint alleging the husband forced the acid ingestion, while the girl gave a contradictory statement before a magistrate, which investigators are scrutinizing alongside medical history and witness accounts.