SIT formed, video takedown initiated after 2 minors harassed in Bihar's Jamui
The police in Jamui district on Monday arrested three people while a search was on for others allegedly involved in the harassment of a boy and a girl
In Bihar's Jamui district, two Class 10 students, a girl and a boy, were allegedly groped and harassed by a group of men on September 19. The incident occurred as they were returning from a coaching class.
A video of the incident, which appears to have been shot at night, went viral on social media on September 21. According to The Hindu, it shows a group of people surrounding the teenagers at an undisclosed location.
The police registered an FIR and arrested three people following the viral video. The National Commission for Women and the State Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance of the incident, with the latter promising strict action against those found guilty. Jamui Superintendent of Police Vishwajit Dayal stated that no formal complaint had been registered before the police took action.
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