{
  "id": 9077339,
  "title": "72 hours in Bihar's Jamui: How a harassment video triggered police action, political row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/72-hours-in-bihars-jamui-how-a-harassment-video-triggered-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T03:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihars-jamui-harassment-case-two-minors-moral-policing-account-action-fir-congress-jdu-bjp-101790043537933.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nA 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.\n\nThe 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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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "SIT formed, video takedown initiated after 2 minors harassed in Bihar's Jamui",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sit-formed-video-takedown-initiated-after-2-minors-harassed-in-bihars",
        "published": "2026-09-22T03:19:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}