Ranchi: A case of custodial gang-rape (unnatural sexual assault) involving a 20-year-old undertrial prisoner has come to light at the Birsa Munda Central Jail, located in Hotwar, Ranchi. It is alleged that the victim was drugged and subjected to unnatural sexual acts on three separate occasions. An FIR has been registered at the Khelgaon Police Station in connection with this incident.
Furthermore, the jail administration has been accused of tearing up a formal complaint and denying medical treatment to the victim. The revelation of this incident has caused a stir within the jail administration.
According to reports, the victim resides in Mecon Colony, near Kathal More, under the jurisdiction of the Ratu Police Station. The case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on a written complaint filed by the victim’s father, Nandkishore Sharma.
In his application to the police, the complainant stated that his 20-year-old son, S. Sharma (a pseudonym), was held as an undertrial prisoner at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar in connection with a case (Case No. 21/2026). He was subsequently acquitted by a Ranchi court on June 12, 2026.
Upon returning home after his release from jail, the young man was found to be in a state of deep mental trauma. When asked, he disclosed the inhumane acts he had been subjected to while inside the prison. The FIR lists the following individuals as primary accused (Set A): Pintu (Ward 14), Arvind Gupta (Ward 14), Sahil Ansari (Ward 15), Sahil Sah (Ward 15), Rabisar Lohra (Ward 15), Pawan (canteen boy, Ward 14), Mantu (Ward 14), Dhaneshwar Barhai, Katil Shiv Oraon (Ward 15), Ballu (Ward 15), Rehan Golu (Ward 15), Golu Sao (Ward 15), Pogo (identity unknown), the Ward In-charge of Ward 15, a police officer named Singh, and Santosh Oraon (Ward 14)—all of whom are currently incarcerated.
Meanwhile, the co-accused and conspirators (Set B) include public servants: the Jail Superintendent of Birsa Munda Central Jail, the Ward In-charge, and the Medical Officer of the jail hospital.
