Forensic report in the death of a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant in Patna on January 11 has detected traces of semen on the clothes of teenaged girl.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted on January 16 on the orders of the State government, soon after the aspirant’s post-mortem report dated January 12 surfaced in the public domain, which noted “physical injuries and marks of violence on the body” and stated that “sexual violence cannot be ruled out”.
The girl was staying in a private hostel in Chitragupt Nagar, where she was found in an unconscious state on January 6. She succumbed to her injuries five days later, on January 11, while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Earlier, police had ruled out sexual assault.
On Sunday (January 25, 2026), the office of Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) issued a press note stating that on January 10, 2026, the family members of the deceased provided some of the clothes of the girl to the police, which were seized. Following the legal procedure, it was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for examination. During the examination conducted by the FSL, traces of human semen were found on the clothes allegedly worn by the victim.
