Overview
- The 16-year-old died during treatment on Friday evening at Meerut Medical College after ingesting pesticide, police said.
- Police have arrested the main accused, Anuj Saini, who was presented in court on Saturday and sent to 14-day judicial custody.
- An FIR filed on January 29 names Saini, his father Omveer, mother Mundri, and brother Ravi under POCSO, rape, criminal intimidation, and abetment of suicide.
- A post-mortem was conducted by a panel of doctors, and legal proceedings have been initiated against the accused and his parents.
- Authorities deployed additional police in the Bahsuma area for precautionary law-and-order measures following reports of a family dispute after the incident.