NEET Student Death: 5 Suspects Detained, Sperm Found on Clothes; Police Close to Breakthrough

• SIT detains five suspects in the NEET student death case in Patna, based on technical evidence, CCTV, and CDR.
• Biological evidence (sperm) found on the student's clothes during forensic examination is being matched with suspects.
• The 17-year-old student, preparing for NEET, was found unconscious on January 6, 2026, and died on January 11.
• Initial police 'suicide theory' was disproven by post-mortem revealing injury marks and sexual violence.
• POCSO Act added as the victim was a minor; police officers suspended for negligence in the investigation.

Why It Matters: Police are close to identifying the culprit in the NEET student death case with 5 suspects detained and forensic evidence.