120 Accounts Booked, Warning Issued: Bihar Police Take Action over Jamui Minor's Identity
Police said 120 URLs shared the video, and officers used vehicle registration details to trace the victims and identify suspects.
- On September 19, a student and her friend were harassed by a group of men in Jamui, Bihar; Bihar Police arrested six suspects, including Nandan Yadav, after videos of the assault went viral on social media.
- The incident occurred after students left tuition, where men on bikes surrounded and harassed them for roughly an hour before the videos surfaced on social media, prompting Jamui Police to launch an investigation.
- Bihar Police registered FIRs against 120 social media accounts for circulating the footage and revealing the minor's identity, warning that such content constitutes a cognizable offence under the POCSO Act and BNS.
- Deepak Kumar, the victim's father, stated "Arrest is not enough," while police warned that circulating the footage creates "social and legal chaos" and harms the victim's privacy and mental health.
- A Special Investigation Team led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Deepti Monali is identifying additional suspects while police focus on removing viral videos and verifying the criminal history of those involved.
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‘Found out after video went viral’: Father of Jamui assault survivor says ‘arrest is not enough’
Police say one of the accused Nandan Yadav was injured in an encounter before his arrest. They’ve also identified 120 URLs carrying viral videos of the incident and have asked people not to circulate them further.
Case against 120 social media profiles for sharing Bihar minors' harassment video
Jamui Cyber Police have filed a case against around 120 social media profiles for allegedly sharing a video that revealed a minor victim's identity. The action came as the roadside harassment case sparked outrage, arrests and a wider political row in Bihar.
In Jamui, police have taken major action in the viral video of indecent behavior and molestation of a minor boy and girl. A case has been filed at the cyber police station against approximately 120 social media profiles that revealed the identity of the minor victim. Police have so far arrested three minor accused.
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