Jamui : Nandan Yadav, the main accused in the molestation and assault of a girl in Bihar’s Jamui, was arrested after an encounter with police on Tuesday. Yadav was injured in the encounter and subsequently taken into custody, police said. Another accused was also arrested during the operation, though his identity has not yet been ascertained.
In the footage, Yadav is seen covering his face while violently assaulting the Class 10 girl and the boy. Three other accused had been arrested earlier, taking the total number of arrests to five of the seven accused identified by police. Police had been conducting raids to catch the remaining accused after identifying around seven perpetrators with the help of the video.
The two teenagers, who were friends and attended the same coaching institute, were travelling on a scooter when the group stopped them, abused them and forced them to get off the vehicle. The teenagers were also allegedly chased when they tried to escape.
A video of the incident was subsequently circulated on social media. The footage purportedly showed the girl being harassed and assaulted by the group, while the boy was also subjected to physical harassment.
Police said the two victims did not approach them with a complaint until Sunday, two days after the incident. After the video went viral, police traced the teenagers with the help of the registration number of a vehicle visible in the footage.
A Special Investigation Team headed by Jamui SDPO Deepti Monali was constituted to investigate the incident and trace the remaining accused.
Meanwhile, police have also launched a separate crackdown on people who circulated the video of the incident. The Jamui Cyber Police Station registered an FIR against around 120 social media profile holders for circulating the video while revealing the identity of the minor victim.
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