Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Jamui Molestation Case Accused Shot, Arrests Spur Bihar Political Storm
A video from Jamui showed a group of men surrounding and mistreating a minor girl and her male friend.
The video spread widely online and caused public anger.
Police identified Nandan Yadav as the masked man seen grabbing the girl.
Police sources said he was shot in the leg while officers tried to arrest him.
Another accused, Hareram Yadav, was arrested with him.
Police sources said that seven accused had been arrested in total, although officials did not publicly provide a full account.
Politicians argued about whether the state government was protecting people and maintaining law and order.
Remarks by minister Shreyasi Singh about moral policing caused additional criticism.
Police identified Nandan Yadav as the masked man seen allegedly molesting and trying to carry away a minor girl in a viral video.
Nandan was shot in the left leg near Kundar Barrage and arrested with alleged accomplice Hareram Yadav, according to police sources.
Police sources said Nandan opened fire and tried to flee, but there was no official police account of the encounter.
Sources said all seven accused had been arrested, while three people had been detained the previous day.
The case triggered political clashes over Bihar’s law and order, caste politics, and comments about moral policing.
- Who
- Nandan Yadav was identified as the main accused; Hareram Yadav was arrested as an alleged accomplice, and several other accused were also detained.
- What
- A minor girl was allegedly molested and intimidated by a group of men, followed by arrests and a police shooting of Nandan during an attempted arrest.
- When
- The video was dated September 19; three people were arrested on Monday, and Nandan and Hareram were arrested on Tuesday.
- Where
- The incident occurred in Jamui district, Bihar; Nandan was arrested near Kundar Barrage on the Jamui-Lakhisarai border.
- Why
- The video triggered widespread outrage and prompted a special investigating team to pursue the accused.
Opposition Critics
NDA Leaders and Supporters
Government accountability
Opposition Critics
Tejashwi Yadav said the incident showed that women and girls were not safe in Bihar and called for Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to resign based on an earlier promise.
NDA Leaders and Supporters
Union minister Rajeev Ranjan, also known as Lalan Singh, praised the swift arrests and said the police response showed that criminals would not be spared.
Political framing
Opposition Critics
Opposition leaders accused the ruling alliance of mishandling the issue and criticised attempts to shift attention toward political or caste-based arguments.
NDA Leaders and Supporters
Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rajeev Ranjan accused Opposition leaders of politicising the incident; Manjhi also linked the case to Tejashwi Yadav’s references to Yadavs as brothers.
Moral policing
Opposition Critics
Congress leader Pawan Khera, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, and Tejashwi Yadav condemned Shreyasi Singh’s statement that moral policing could be conducted in a decent and elegant way.
NDA Leaders and Supporters
Shreyasi Singh said moral policing could be done decently and elegantly but stated that the perpetrators’ treatment of the girl and boy was unacceptable.
- Main accused
- Nandan Yadav, identified as the masked man in the viral video
- Other arrest
- Hareram Yadav was arrested as an alleged accomplice
- Police shooting
- Nandan was shot in the left leg near Kundar Barrage, according to police sources
- Encounter account
- Police sources alleged that Nandan opened fire and tried to flee; no official police account was provided
- Arrests
- Sources in Patna said all seven accused had been arrested; three had been arrested the previous day
- Investigation
- A special investigating team was formed on Monday
- Political dispute
- The case prompted arguments over Bihar’s law and order, caste politics, and moral policing