New Delhi: Three people allegedly involved in the assault of two 15-year-old minors—a boy and a girl—in Bihar’s Jamui were apprehended on Monday, hours after videos of the incident were widely circulated on social media.
The accused, also minors, were identified from the videos, which show at least six to seven people harassing the Class 10 students. The three apprehended are from Jamui district, where the incident took place on Saturday evening, Munger range Deputy Inspector General of Police Rakesh Kumar told ThePrint.
In the videos, the boy is seen riding a two-wheeler with the girl on the pillion. A group of men surrounds them on a dimly lit roadside and questions them about whether they are classmates and whether their families know about them. One of the men then slaps the boy and asks the two to call their families, saying, “If they know, then call them.”
In other videos, several men are seen chasing the minors. One man lifts the girl by placing his hands near her private parts as the boy tries to pull him away. The boy is also seen being dragged by his collar.
Police examined the videos and determined that the incident took place within the jurisdiction of Jamui City police station at around 7pm on Saturday. The minors had gone to the spot to click pictures after their coaching classes ended, Jamui Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishwajit Dayal said.
The two-wheeler used by the minors provided a crucial clue in identifying them, Dayal told ThePrint. Jamui district police subsequently registered an FIR under BNS Sections 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force against a woman with intent to disrobe or compel her to be naked) and 3(5) (common intention), along with provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The FIR was registered against unknown persons on Monday, hours before the three accused were apprehended.
“Identification of other accused persons is being done,” the SP said.
The videos triggered widespread outrage on social media, with many describing the incident as an instance of moral policing and the assault of teenagers by anti-social elements.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the incident was a manifestation of patriarchy.
The video from Jamui, Bihar is deeply disturbing.
Two Class 10 students were stopped on a road. Harassed. Humiliated. Molested. A young girl, hands folded, begged to be let go while goons groped her and dragged her away.
Who gave these men the right to behave like this? This is…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 21, 2026
“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,” Gandhi wrote on X. He called for swift action and demanded that the Bihar government answer “why a girl is not safe on a public road at 7 pm”.
(Edited by Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam)
Instead of arresting these boys they must be applauded and appreciated. We need the moral police to stem the rot in our society.
These ‘teens’ learnt the lesson of their life.
Never again will they dare to cross the limits of decency and keep their urges under control.
Isn’t it the natural thing to do?
If you come across a couple getting intimate, wouldn’t you too want to join in on the fun?
Isn’t that what India Got Latent meant when the controversy arose?
That’s just normal human desire – the very basic desire to have some fun.
Why punish men for wanting to have fun?
Rahul Gandhi is an idiot in such matters. Maybe that’s why he is still a bachelor.