A troubling story has come out of Hotwar Jail in Ranchi, where a 20-year-old undertrial prisoner says he was sexually assaulted by other inmates and forced to wear a saree.
He tried to report what happened, but jail officials allegedly ignored him, destroyed his complaints, and didn't give him medical help.
Police file FIR naming 19 people
After the 20-year-old undertrial prisoner was acquitted in June 2026, he told his family everything.
His father approached the police, who filed an FIR against 19 people, including senior jail officials, which led to a police probe into the jail's handling of the case.
The family is now raising big questions about prisoner safety and accountability inside jails.