Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Monday heard a criminal writ petition filed by the father of a NEET aspirant who died under suspicious circumstances at a girls’ hostel in Patna and disposed of the matter after being informed that the Bihar government has transferred the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha, while hearing the petition, observed that since the case has now been handed over to the CBI, there is no need…
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Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The alleged rape and death of a NEET aspirant at a girls’ hostel in Patna has taken a dramatic turn with the emergence of CCTV footage from Shambhu Girls’ Hostel.The footage has cast serious doubt on the police’s initial timeline and raised questions about the conduct of the investigation.The CCTV clip, lasting 10 minutes and 54 seconds, reportedly shows a man carrying the unconscious student out of the hostel amid visible chaos inside the premises. Several female resid…
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday visited the residence of the parents of the NEET aspirant who died under mysterious circumstances in Patna’s Shambhu Girls Hostel. The visit was marked by intense emotional scenes as the deceased student’s mother broke down in tears upon seeing the Deputy Chief Minister and pleaded for justice.Moved by the family’s condition, Vijay Kumar Sinha immediately contacted the Director General of Police (DGP) over the ph…
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) The mysterious death of a NEET aspirant at Shambhu Girls’ Hostel in Patna has sent shockwaves across Bihar, with fresh developments adding new gravity to the investigation. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has collected blood samples from 11 individuals, including hostel owner Manish Ranjan, in a significant step forward.Among those sampled are five members of the deceased student’s family and six other suspects.These suspects include individuals captured on CCTV fo…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) The absence of concrete action in the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant at Shambhu Girls’ Hostel in Patna has raised serious questions over the functioning of the state government and the police. Even several days after the incident, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the case has failed to arrive at any definitive conclusion, fuelling criticism and political controversy.The issue has triggered sharp political reactions, with Rohini Acharya, daught…
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid the growing political storm over women’s safety in Patna, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya has launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar government, questioning its claims of good governance and the state’s law and order situation. Taking to social media, Rohini advised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to suspend his ongoing “Samriddhi Yatra” and assess the ground reality in Bihar.Her remarks have once again intensified the political atmosp…
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) After the death of a NEET aspirant in Patna in a women’s hostel under suspicious circumstances, Surendra Yadav, the RJD’s Lok Sabha MP from Jehanabad, strongly criticised the Bihar government over its handling of the case.Speaking to mediapersons in Jehanabad, Yadav questioned the Bihar government’s repeated claims of improved law and order in the state.“Nitish Kumar and other NDA leaders often say that before 2005, people in Bihar were afraid to step out of their homes …
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has intensified its probe into the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant at the Shambhu Girls’ Hostel in Patna, amid mounting questions over the handling of the case by the city police and the Bihar government. On the instructions of State Home Minister Samrat Choudhary, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar constituted the SIT, which is being personally chaired by Patna Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jitendra Rana.On Saturd…
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday visited the native village of a student from Jehanabad who died under suspicious circumstances at a girls’ hostel in Patna while preparing for medical entrance examinations. He said that the family is alleging sexual assault and pressure from the police to withdraw the case even as the possibility of rape has not been ruled out even in the post-mortem report.Kishor met the bereaved family and raised serious questions over …
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) After the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant, Patna Police arrested the owner of the hostel on Thursday, an official said.Following the student’s death, the post-mortem report was received on January 14.In the report, doctors stated that “the possibility of sexual assault cannot be ruled out”, raising serious concerns over the circumstances surrounding her death.According to the police, the incident occurred at Shambhu Girls’ Hostel under the Chitraguptnagar police …