Another teen molested on road by group of men in Bihar's Samastipur, accused arrested

Another case of molestation has surfaced from Bihar's Samastipur district, days after Jamui incident prompted Bihar Police to take action. Similar to the Jamui incident, this has also been captured on CCTV. In a 56-second video that has now gone viral, four men were seen harassing and molesting a girl. The incident took place on Wednesday on Dam Bypass Road in Jagatsinghpur village under Karpurigram police station. Police said the four accused seen in the video were arrested from their respective homes. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the POCSO Act, and the IT Act. According to the police, the victim seen in the video appears to be a minor prima facie. The police are currently working to establish the victim's identity and are continuing the investigation into the matter.

The video shows the girl being surrounded by these men. The girl can be heard asking them to let her go and saying that she would call her brother. One of the youths allegedly replies, “Okay, call him.” Police said the girl had been travelling with a boy and had stopped on the bypass road to take photographs when some local youths approached them and began abusing and harassing her. The incident was recorded on a mobile phone and the footage later circulated on social media. The exact date of the video remains unconfirmed.

The identities of the arrested accused have been made public. They are currently being interrogated, and further legal proceedings are underway. The arrested individuals include Vikas Kumar, Rahul Kumar, and Rambabu Sahni—residents of Jagatsinghpur village under the Karpurigram police station limits—and a fourth accused, Avadhesh Paswan, a resident of Bijoliya village. According to the police, the involvement of the four was established based on a technical analysis of the viral video and other available evidence. Police state that the incident reportedly took place about a week ago.

The Samastipur Police have appealed to the media and social media users not to share any photographs, videos, or other material that reveals the victim's identity. The police stated that the dissemination of such content could cause mental and social harm to the victim, and that revealing the victim's identity constitutes a cognizable offense under the law.