"We conducted the ossification bone (age determination) test of the third accused at district headquarters hospital here. As the test showed he was not a minor, he was remanded him in jail following rejection of bail plea," police said.
Human Rights activists, however, claimed that all the three alleged offenders were minors as per their school certificates.
Chief District Medical Officer Shantilata Sharma, however, maintained that the headquarters hospital here was not equipped with age determination test facility as it did not have an orthopaedic specialist to conduct the specialised test.