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Aug 20, 2025: The Haryana Government has agreed to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of schoolteacher Manisha, following demands from residents of her native village, Dhani Laxman in Bhiwani.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, in a tweet posted after 2 am, stated that the case would be handed over to the CBI. He stated that the decision was being made in accordance with the family's wishes and that justice would be served. Saini emphasised that the state government and police administration were conducting the investigation with complete transparency.

Referring to Manisha as “our daughter,” he added that he was personally monitoring the case.
Manisha's last rites would not be performed until all arrests in the case had been made, according to the announcement made by the villagers, who had earlier launched an indefinite protest.

In response to public outrage over the teacher's death, the Haryana Government issued an order on Tuesday suspending mobile internet, bulk SMS, and dongle services in the Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri districts for 48 hours, beginning at 11 a.m. On August 13, the body of Manisha was discovered in a field in Bhiwani. She had gone missing on August 11, after leaving the school, purportedly to inquire about admission at a nursing college.