2 days ago
Bihar Assault Video Spreads Online Despite Police Takedown Efforts
A video showing an assault involving two minors was shared online.
The original video helped police find a vehicle connected to the case.
That information helped them trace the two minors.
Their parents reportedly learned about the incident after the video spread.
But every new copy can be watched, downloaded, and shared again.
Police have booked 120 people over the circulation.
They are also looking for more accounts that posted the video.
Police have asked people not to share it and are requesting platforms to remove the links.
The original assault video helped police identify a vehicle registration number and trace two minors.
The minors’ parents reportedly learned about the incident after the videos circulated online.
Police have booked 120 people and are continuing to identify accounts sharing the material.
Jamui Superintendent of Police Bishwajeet Dayal called further circulation a serious offence.
Police are sending URL-based takedown notices to social media platforms under POCSO and Juvenile Justice laws.
- Who
- Jamui police, led by Superintendent of Police Bishwajeet Dayal, are investigating the circulation of a video involving two minors.
- What
- The original footage aided the investigation, while copies continued circulating online; police have booked 120 people and are pursuing takedowns.
- Where
- Jamui, Bihar, with the video circulating across online platforms.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the incident or police actions occurred.
- Why
- Police are investigating the assault and seeking to stop further circulation of the video, which they describe as a serious offence.
Key facts
- People booked
- 120 people
- Evidence used
- A vehicle registration number visible in the original video
- People traced
- Two minors
- Investigating official
- Bishwajeet Dayal, Jamui Superintendent of Police
- Police action
- Monitoring accounts and adding identified names to the FIR
- Removal requests
- URL-based takedown notices sent to social media platforms
- Legal basis cited
- POCSO and Juvenile Justice laws
Quotes
Bishwajeet Dayal
Jamui Superintendent of Police overseeing action against accounts circulating the video
“Besides the cases already filed, we are constantly monitoring and adding names to the FIR as and when new accounts are being identified. We are also sending URL-based takedown notices under POCSO and the Juvenile Justice Acts to social media platforms.”
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