Latur Navoday Student Death: SIT Formed Amidst Foul Play Suspicions

• Anushka Patole, a sixth-grade student at Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya, Latur, was found dead, initially ruled a suicide.
• Parents' suspicions of ragging or foul play led the state government to form a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT).
• The SIT, led by Additional SP Archana Patil, Nanded, will thoroughly investigate all angles, including those not covered by preliminary reports.
• Police previously registered an accidental death case and a complaint under the SC/ST Act, arresting school employees Pallavi Sachin Kanse and Lata Dagdu Gaikwad.
• Student Congress demands an impartial inquiry, alleging mental stress, academic pressure, and lack of counseling contributed to the tragedy.

Why It Matters: State government forms SIT to probe suspicious death of Latur Navoday student Anushka Patole.