Serious allegations of sexual violence against 20-year-old youth in Ranchi jail

Serious allegations have emerged regarding sexual violence against a 20-year-old youth detained in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. According to a report by Aaj Tak, a police complaint has been registered against a total of 19 people, including the jail superintendent, jail staff, and some prisoners.

A father, a resident of the Ratu area of Ranchi, has filed a complaint with the police regarding the entire incident. His 20-year-old son was facing a case and was detained as an undertrial prisoner in Birsa Munda Central Jail. Notably, it is alleged that such an incident occurred with the youth for the first time on the night of June 12, 2026. The complaint states that a group of prisoners in the jail forcibly made the youth wear a saree and applied makeup to him like a girl.

Additionally, the accused are alleged to have given the youth some intoxicating drink, due to which he became unconscious. Subsequently, he was dragged to another ward, where several people committed unnatural acts with him. During this, he was also given threats. According to the complaint, this incident occurred not just once, but a total of three times, with the accused committing similar criminal acts each time.

The incident came to light when the youth was acquitted of all charges by the court and released from jail. After coming out of jail, his family members noticed a significant change in his behaviour. The youth remained under constant mental stress. When his family members tried to find the reason for this, he revealed everything about the violence and torture he faced in jail.

In the complaint given to the police, the youth's father has also levelled extremely serious and shocking allegations against the jail administration. The father claims that when the youth had filed a written complaint regarding the incident that happened to him inside the jail, the jail officials tore it up instead of taking any action on the complaint. Furthermore, the youth was in dire need of medical assistance and treatment, but no medical help was provided by the jail administration.

Sadar DSP Sanjiv Besra of Ranchi informed that an FIR has been registered at the Khelgaon police station on Thursday, November 12, based on the complaint of the youth's father. The police have filed a case and started the investigation process. The responsibility for investigating this sensitive case has been assigned to Sub-Inspector Manish Shivman.

The complaining father has demanded that the police conduct an impartial investigation into the entire matter and take strict action against all persons involved in this incident in the jail. Currently, the police are investigating which people were actually involved in these incidents in the jail. Along with this, the allegations of suppressing the youth's complaint and not providing necessary medical treatment will also be investigated in depth by the police.

Many questions have arisen in this matter: if such violence occurred with a prisoner inside the jail, why did the information not come out in time? Had the youth actually filed a written complaint? If yes, why were no steps taken on it? Was the jail administration aware of the entire incident? Answers to all these questions will be available only after the police investigation is complete.

Birsa Munda Central Jail is a main jail located in Ranchi, where criminals and prisoners are kept. Discussions regarding the security of this jail and the rights of prisoners have occurred several times in the past.