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Three Arrested After Viral Jamui Video Shows Minor Harassment
Two 15-year-old students in Jamui, Bihar, were stopped by a group of people after coaching classes.
They had gone out to take pictures.
Videos showed the group questioning and bothering them.
One person slapped and dragged the boy.
Another person allegedly grabbed and lifted the girl.
The videos spread widely online and caused public anger.
Police arrested or apprehended three accused people, who were also reported to be minors.
Police are looking for others and registered a case under laws protecting children.
Rahul Gandhi said the incident showed harmful attitudes toward girls and demanded swift action.
Three minors were apprehended in Jamui after videos showed two Class 10 students being harassed and allegedly assaulted.
The 15-year-old boy and girl were stopped by a group on a dimly lit roadside around 7 p.m. Saturday.
Videos showed men questioning the students, slapping and dragging the boy, and allegedly groping and lifting the girl.
Police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
A Special Investigation Team is searching for the remaining suspects, while Rahul Gandhi criticized the incident as patriarchy and questioned the response time.
- Who
- Two 15-year-old Class 10 students were allegedly harassed by a group; three alleged participants, also minors, were apprehended.
- What
- A boy and girl were stopped, questioned, assaulted and allegedly sexually harassed, with parts of the incident recorded and circulated online.
- Where
- Within the jurisdiction of Jamui City police station in Jamui district, Bihar.
- When
- The incident reportedly occurred around 7 p.m. on Saturday, identified as September 19; the FIR and arrests were reported on September 21.
- Why
- The students had gone to the location to take pictures after coaching classes; the reason the group confronted them was not established.
Authorities' Response
Criticism and Demands
Speed of police action
Authorities' Response
Police said they examined the videos, identified suspects using clues including the two-wheeler, registered an FIR and apprehended three people. A Special Investigation Team is pursuing the remaining accused.
Criticism and Demands
Rahul Gandhi questioned why the accused were not arrested earlier if the incident occurred on September 19 and demanded that everyone involved be identified and prosecuted.
Meaning of the incident
Authorities' Response
The police response treats the conduct as alleged criminal assault and sexual offences under the BNS and POCSO Act.
Criticism and Demands
Rahul Gandhi described the incident as an expression of patriarchy and rejected the idea that controlling or policing a girl's movements could be justified as culture.
Key facts
- Victims
- Two 15-year-old Class 10 students, a boy and a girl
- Location
- Jamui district, Bihar
- Reported time
- Around 7 p.m. on Saturday
- Arrests
- Three alleged participants were apprehended
- Investigation
- A Special Investigation Team is conducting raids for remaining suspects
- Legal provisions
- BNS Sections 74, 76 and 3(5), along with the POCSO Act
- Political reaction
- Rahul Gandhi called the incident patriarchy and demanded swift action
Quotes
Unidentified man in the video
One of the men shown confronting the two minors in the circulated video.
“Who gave these men the right to behave like this? This is not “culture.” It is patriarchy: the belief that any man can police a girl’s body, her movement, her choices. When control is mistaken for culture, and such attitudes are normalised by Andhbhakts, mobs start believing they are the law.”
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“Identification of other accused persons is being done.”
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