Explosive updates rock the Patna NEET student’s death inquiry: POCSO Act now governs the case, with 15 DNA samples racing through forensic pipelines. The Shambhu Girls Hostel incident in Munna Chak exposes potential predation amid academic pressures.
Originally from Jehanabad, the teen pursued NEET dreams in the Chitragupt Nagar outpost. Found in distress, she was ferried to care but breathed her last. Lab insights reveal intimate evidence—semen-like deposits on intimates, traced tentatively to an 18-21-year-old.
SIT’s court-backed pivot to POCSO amplifies stakes, given her minor status. The team meticulously gathered genetic material from 15 associates, from roommates to outsiders, to map her final interactions and nail down suspects.
The scandal spirals politically, with MP Pappu Yadav’s parliamentary sit-in amplifying calls for CBI. Posters decried biased probes favoring the mighty, igniting a firestorm of public and partisan scrutiny across Bihar.
Government’s preemptive SIT formation faces its litmus test. As reports from DNA labs loom, the focus sharpens on unraveling if negligence, abuse, or worse felled this bright prospect. Patna’s episode underscores urgent needs for fortified safeguards in student accommodations, demanding systemic reckoning.