Bihar’s government has urged the Centre to hand over the investigation into the death of a NEET aspirant in a Patna hostel on January 11 to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said the state’s Deputy Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary, on Saturday.
The case, which has gained traction of late and invited mass protests against the police for an alleged botch-up, saw a new angle emerge when a forensic investigation revealed traces of semen on the clothes of the victim. This defied the police’s earlier claims of the aspirant dying from an overdose of sleeping pills or possibly due to a typhoid infection.
Choudhary said his party, led by CM Nitish Kumar, wants the incident to be handled transparently.
“Honorable Chief Minister of Bihar Shri @NitishKumar ji has urged the Government of India to hand over the investigation of the NEET student’s murder case in Patna (Case No.- 14/26) to the CBI. The incident must be thoroughly uncovered in a transparent and just manner,” he said.
Meanwhile, Patna Police, last Sunday, suspended two police officers in the death of the girl. While there were reports of an alleged sexual assault, the police said that the doctors had not confirmed sexual or penetrative assault in the case.
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The suspended officers are the station house officer of Chitragupta Nagar police station, Roshni Kumari, and the additional station house officer of Kadamkuan police station, Hemant Jha.
The Patna Police also released a press statement, saying the suspension is a result of delayed action and failure to collect intel in a timely manner, and that senior officers of the Patna Police suspended both officers on these grounds.
“During the examination conducted by the FSL, traces of human sperm were found on an undergarment allegedly worn by the deceased at the time of the incident. A DNA profile is being prepared from this sample,” the press release read.
Next, the sample will be used to match the DNA of the accused, who has been arrested, as well as the suspects identified by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to uncover further details, the statement added.
“This DNA profile will be matched with the DNA of the accused who has been arrested, as well as with the DNA of other suspected individuals identified by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), as part of the ongoing investigation.”
The Bihar Police formed a SIT to probe the matter.
In January, parents gathered outside the Patna hostel, claiming that hostel authorities were not cooperating and that students were unable to continue their studies after the incident.
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