RANCHI, Nov. 14 -- Khelgaon police registered an FIR against 19 individuals, including inmates, a policeman, and senior prison officials over alleged drugging and custodial gang rape of a 20-yr-old former under trial prisoner inside Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar, police said on Friday. The case was officially lodged following the intervention of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Ranchi, after the victim's family reported delays in getting their complaint registered at the local police station. According to the complaint, the 20-year-old was lodged in Hotwar jail in connection with a separate case registered at the Bariatu police station from January 31 until he was honourably acquitted by a Ranchi court and released on June 12, 2026. In his statement to the police, the father alleged that during his incarceration, his son was targeted and assaulted on three separate occasions coinciding with major festivals. The first incident reportedly occurred on the night of Maha Shivaratri, when the accused allegedly forced the young man to wear a saree and makeup, drugged him via a spiked liquid until he lost consciousness, and dragged him to Ward No. 3A, where he was subjected to unnatural sexual assault and gang rape that left him bleeding. The complaint states that the same group targeted him again on Ram Navami by forcing him into a saree, administering intoxicants, and assaulting him in Ground Hall No. 3, before subjecting him to sexual assault again....