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NEET Student Death: CBI Files Closure Report After Eight Months
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News18•07-10-2026, 08:28
NEET Student Death: CBI Files Closure Report After Eight Months
- •The CBI has filed a closure report in the special POCSO court in Patna after failing to find sufficient solid evidence in the suspicious death of a NEET student.
- •The student was found unconscious at Shambhu Girls Hostel on January 6 and passed away during treatment on January 11.
- •The case was handed over to the CBI by the Bihar government following demands from the family after forensic reports showed injury marks and sperm on her clothes.
- •The court is scheduled to hear the closure report on October 13 and will decide whether to accept it or order further investigation.
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After investigating the suspicious death of a NEET student at a Patna hostel for nearly eight months, the CBI filed a closure report in Patna's special POCSO court on October 6, 2026, stating it lacked sufficient solid evidence.
The special POCSO court in Patna has scheduled the hearing regarding the CBI's closure report for October 13, 2026, during which it will decide whether to accept the report or direct further investigation.
The NEET aspirant was found unconscious at Shambhu Girls Hostel in Patna on January 6, 2026, and subsequently passed away on January 11. Following an initial police inquiry and protests, the Bihar government handed the case over to the CBI, which began its probe in February 2026.
