Ranchi, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Serious allegations of repeated sexual assault inside Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi, have emerged after a 20-year-old former undertrial prisoner alleged that he was drugged and gang-raped by fellow inmates on three separate occasions. An FIR naming 19 people, including senior jail officials and police personnel, has been registered.
The case was registered at Khelgaon police station late Wednesday evening. The investigation has been handed over to the Ranchi City SP. According to the complaint, the victim belongs to the MECON Colony area near Kathal More and was lodged in the jail as an undertrial in a criminal case. He was released on June 12 after being acquitted by a Ranchi court.
The victim reportedly disclosed the alleged abuse to his family after remaining in shock for a considerable period. He is now undergoing treatment at the Central Institute of Psychiatry in Kanke, Ranchi, after suffering severe psychological trauma.
According to the complaint, the assaults allegedly took place on the nights of Maha Shivratri, Ram Navami and Sarhul. A group of inmates allegedly forced him to consume an intoxicating substance, dressed him in women’s clothing, including a sari, and sexually assaulted him one after another. The complaint further alleges that he suffered serious bleeding injuries and physical and psychological trauma.
The FIR names inmates from Wards 14 and 15 and a canteen worker, including Pintu, Arvind Gupta, Sahil Ansari, Sahil Shah, Rabisar Lohra, Pawan, Mantu, Dhaneshwar Badhai, Shiv Oraon, Ballu, Rehan Golu, Golu Sao and Pogo. The remaining accused include the jail superintendent, a ward in-charge, the jail hospital’s medical officer and police personnel identified as Singh and Santosh Oraon.
The complaint alleges that when the victim sought help from the ward in-charge through a written application, he was abused and his letter was torn up. It also alleges that the jail hospital’s medical officer misbehaved with him and refused treatment when he approached the facility with bleeding injuries.
The complainant further alleges that no mandatory medical examination was conducted before his release on June 12, purportedly to conceal the incident. Police are investigating the allegations.
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