Report filed by a CIP trainee
Authorities in Kanke have opened a criminal case after a clinical‑psychology trainee at the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) in Ranchi alleged that a fellow student assaulted her inside the institute’s postgraduate hostel.
Details disclosed in the FIR
The complainant, a clinical‑psychology trainee, was residing in the institute’s postgraduate hostel when she entered Room 54 on the night of 28 June to conduct a psychometry exercise. She recounts feeling light‑headed shortly thereafter.
According to her statement, the accused—identified as Sarthak Chaudhary, an M.Phil. student from the same department—offered her water from a steel bottle. She asserts that after drinking it her condition deteriorated, leaving her unable to fully grasp what followed.
Alleged sexual assault
The trainee alleges that Chaudhary asked her to lie down on the bed. When she resisted, he allegedly locked the room, forced her onto the bed and proceeded to sexually assault her without consent, restraining her throughout the act.
After the episode
She says she was allowed to exit the room around 5 a.m. on 29 June. Overcome by fear and shock, she did not approach officials immediately, but later reported the incident to the police and demanded legal action against the accused.
Police actions
Kanke police have lodged an FIR and are collecting all pertinent evidence. Investigators intend to review CCTV footage from the hostel corridors and the interior of Room 54, as well as obtain call‑detail records and location data for the period surrounding the alleged assault.
All gathered material will be analyzed to reconstruct the timeline of events and verify the trainee’s version of facts. The inquiry remains active, and the allegations will be addressed through the formal judicial process.
Future proceedings
The probe is ongoing. If the evidence supports the trainee’s account, the accused could face criminal charges under India’s sexual‑offence legislation.
