India, Feb. 1 -- Bihar Government has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recent death of a female NEET aspirant in Patna, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Saturday.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Bihar Police is investigating the case. The NEET aspirant, hailing from Jehanabad, was found unconscious in Shambhu Girls' hostel in Patna's Chitragupt Nagar earlier this month. She died at a private hospital on January 11 after remaining in a coma for several days.

Her family had alleged that she was sexually assaulted, accusing authorities of attempting a cover-up. "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged the Government of India to hand over the investigation of the NEET student's murder ...