CBI ARRIVED AT JEHANABAD FOR INVESTIGATION

CBI ARRIVED AT JEHANABAD FOR INVESTIGATION

15-FEB-ENG 10

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA------------------------The CBI has intensified its investigation into the death of a NEET student at the Patna Shambhu Girls Hostel. A 20-member team arrived in the village, interviewed family members, and confiscated the student's belongings and her brother's mobile phone.

Patna NEET Student Death Case: A major update has emerged in the case of the suspicious death of a NEET student living at the Shambhu Girls Hostel in Patna. A 20-member Central Bureau of Investigation team arrived at the student's village in the Shakurabad police station area of ​​Jehanabad district around 9 a.m. on Sunday. The team arrived in five vehicles and began the investigation under the leadership of the CBI Inspector General.

The CBI team conducted extensive questioning of the family members for approximately four hours, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Family members were interviewed in separate rooms. During the interrogation, the student's mother, father, brother, sister-in-law, aunt, and grandmother were questioned on every aspect of the case. Police from the Shakurabad police station were also present during the investigation, and media was prohibited from lingering near the house.

Following the interrogation, the CBI team took the student's belongings, including scissors, pens, notebooks, books, bags, and clothes. The student's brother's mobile phone was also confiscated. The team comprised a total of 20 officers, including the CBI IG and Superintendent of Police.

 It should be noted that a day before the CBI registered the case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) team also arrived to collect the student's bag, but the student's father was not present at home at the time, preventing the return of the items. On January 6th, the student was found unconscious at the Shambhu Girls Hostel in Patna. She was admitted to various private hospitals, but died on January 11th. Subsequently, the investigation was handed over to the SIT.

The SIT team visited Jehanabad approximately ten times, but the family was dissatisfied with the Bihar Police's investigation. Questions were constantly raised about the case, and protests were also held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. In light of the family's pressure and the growing controversy, the state government recommended a CBI investigation on January 31st. The CBI registered a case two days ago and intensified the investigation. On Sunday, the CBI team arrived at the student's village for the first time and began the investigation.