New Delhi, February 12 The CBI has registered a case in the mysterious death of a NEET aspirant in Patna, taking over the investigation from the local police, officials said on Thursday.
The NEET aspirant, who was from Jehanabad, was found unconscious in a girls' hostel in Patna's Chitragupt Nagar on January 6. She had fallen into a coma and died five days later at a private hospital.
The death triggered a major political controversy, prompting the government to hand over the case to the CBI on January 31.
The girl's family had alleged that she was sexually assaulted and accused the authorities of attempting to cover up the incident. The police had arrested an employee of the hostel.