{
  "id": 9124721,
  "title": "Jamui Minor Molestation Case: Main Accused Nandan Yadav Arrested After Police Encounter, 5 Of 7 Suspects Now Held | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/jamui-minor-molestation-case-main-accused-nandan-yadav-arrested-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jamui-minor-molestation-case-main-accused-nandan-yadav-arrested-after-police-encounter-5-of-7-suspects-now-held-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a significant development in the Jamui minor molestation case, the main accused, Nandan Yadav, was arrested following a police encounter on Tuesday. The incident involved the alleged molestation and assault of a minor girl and a teenage boy in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The case came to light after a viral video emerged on social media last Saturday, showing a group of men surrounding and assaulting the two minors while they were returning from coaching classes. Nandan Yadav was among the seven suspects identified from the video. The Jamui Superintendent of Police, Vishwajit Dayal, stated that the case was registered at the cyber police station against those who circled the video on social media, revealing the identity of the minor victim. Among the arrested suspects, Hare Ram Yadav, another accused, also suffered a fractured leg during the police operation. The police have launched a crackdown on those circulating the videos and have registered FIRs against individuals and social media platforms involved in the dissemination of the video.",
  "summary": "Patna: In a major breakthrough in a case related to the alleged molestation and assault of a minor girl in Bihar's Jamui district, Nandan Yadav, the main accused in the shocking incident, was arrested following an encounter with police on Tuesday. #WATCH | Jamui, Bihar: Nandan Yadav, the prime accused in the harassment of a minor girl in Jamui, has been shot in the leg during an encounter with…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nandan Yadav, main accused, arrested after police encounter",
    "Five of seven suspects now held in Jamui minor molestation case",
    "Police crackdown on video circulation and social media platforms"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Jamui minor girl harassment case: All seven accused arrested; main accused shot in the leg during police encounter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/jamui-minor-girl-harassment-case-all-seven-accused-arrested-main",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:44:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}