Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday (January 31, 2026) urged the centre for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the death of a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant in Patna on January 11.
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary made the confirmation by writing a post on X.
“Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar 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 manner,” Mr. Choudhary wrote on social media platform X.
The decision came a day after the parents of the girl met Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar at his residence alleging that the police was trying to hush up the matter by denying sexual assault and claiming that it was a case of suicide.
