Another molestation case in Bihar, minor abused after being spotted with boy

Sources close to India Today said the girl and the boy had gone to the embankment on a bike and were talking when the group approached them. The men first abused and assaulted the boy, after which he fled the spot.Another minor harassed in Bihar townA minor girl in Bihar’s Samastipur was abused, harassed and molested by a group of men after they spotted her with a boy on a local embankment. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, comes days after a similar case in Jamui, where two minors were stopped and harassed by a group of men.Sources close to India Today said the girl and the boy had gone to the embankment on a bike and were talking when the group approached them. The men first abused and assaulted the boy, after which he fled the spot.The group then began assaulting and harassing the girl. Someone at the spot recorded the incident, and the video was later circulated on social media.The viral video shows one of the men grabbing the girl by her hands and trying to pull her away, while another man attempted to grab her hair from behind. As she resisted, the harassment escalated, with several members of the group abusing her and making lewd comments. At one point, the girl tried to free herself from the men and attempted to run away. However, one of them groped her from behind, preventing her from escaping. Other members of the group then joined him, grabbing her hands and pulling her towards another side of the embankment, where more men were waiting. During the scuffle, one of the men pressed against the girl’s breast. The group also made vulgar comments after she told them that the boy was her brother.The video sparked outrage on social media, following which police took cognisance of the incident and launched an investigation. As per the latest inputs, the police have arrested four people in connection with the case. Speaking to India Today over the phone, senior police officer Arvind Pratap Singh said the accused were identified, and a manhunt was launched to arrest them.Further details of the case are awaited.MUZAFFARPUR GIRL HARASSED, ASSAULTED; ACCUSED ARRESTEDIn a separate incident in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, a minor girl was harassed and assaulted in the Azad Road – Chandwara area. Police arrested the accused, identified as Lalit, after the girl’s family lodged a written complaint.According to the girl's mother, Lalit tried to harass and molest her three minor girls many times in the last three months. On September 23, he attacked the three when they were out of their home. He grabbed one of the girls and tried to take her to his home forcibly.Her mother also said that Lalit assaulted the girl when she resisted, pulling her hair and attacking her with an iron rod. Her clothes were also torn during the incident. The girl is at present under treatment in the Muzaffarnagar government hospital.Police reached the spot after being informed and began an investigation. Senior cop Kantesh Mishra said that the police arrested the accused shortly after the investigation began.Mishra also said preliminary information indicated that Lalit may be mentally unwell and that this was being examined.- EndsPublished By: Akash ChatterjeePublished On: Sep 24, 2026 09:18 IST