Overview
- Police arrested 22-year-old neighbor Vikas Mahto after two surviving children identified him from CCTV, with officers reporting bloodstains on his clothes.
- An FIR (No. 35/26) under murder provisions and the POCSO Act has been registered, and the suspect is in police custody.
- Forensic teams and the cyber cell are processing evidence, and the post-mortem report is awaited to establish the cause of death and any sexual assault.
- Public anger escalated into arson and stone-pelting during road blockades; police say six people have been arrested, with an FIR naming 43 and 40–50 unidentified for the violence.
- District officials and the SSP said normalcy has been restored and pledged a speedy trial as the multi-agency investigation continues.