A video of a group of men behaving indecently toward a young woman and assaulting her male friend at a popular tourist site in Bihar has surfaced on social media — the third such incident in a week, sparking outrage in the state.
Police later confirmed the incident at Mandar Hill. As part of its probe, the police launched efforts to identify both the youths and the woman featured in it. Police have included the viral video as crucial evidence in the investigation. The Opposition has repeatedly hit out at the government over the law and order in the state. “I am asking the Prime Minister, what should I call this state by? You decide, Prime Minister. Whatever you say, we will accept it. Say something at least for once.
Bousni police learnt about the incident on September 22 through social media and initiated an investigation into the matter, according to news agency PTI. Because someone handed you a written script, you go to elections and narrate 20 to 25-year-old fairy tales.
Police said a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against six youths in connection with the incident at Mandar Hill in Banka. Villagers residing near Mandar Hill and local shopkeepers were questioned, they said. Bounsi Station House Officer (SHO) Pankaj Kumar Jha said the FIR was registered against six unidentified youths on the basis of his own statement. Police said they took suo motu cognisance of the matter since the survivor is yet to be identified and traced.
And stop treating Bihar as merely a voting state,” RJD MP Manoj Jha said on Thursday.
