Police investigate viral harassment video involving couple in Bihar
Police in Gaya district are investigating a video that appears to show a group of men harassing and abusing a young couple on a motorcycle. The incident reportedly occurred on September 28. No arrest had been made, but police said stern action would follow if wrongdoing was established.
Police in Bihar’s Gaya district are investigating a viral video that appears to show a group of men harassing a young couple riding a motorcycle. The incident reportedly took place on Monday, September 28, near a hill close to Mahanadi under the Sherghati police station area. The couple, from the Gurua police station area, had visited the hill when they were intercepted, according to the report.
The video shows men surrounding the motorcycle and making objectionable comments while abusing the couple. Cattle can be seen grazing nearby in the footage. Sherghati police station in-charge Pramod Kumar said officers were investigating all details connected with the video.
He said no arrest had been made at the time of the report. Kumar added that stern action would be taken against those found guilty during the investigation. The report did not state whether the couple had filed a formal complaint or whether any suspects had been identified.
The Gaya incident follows reports of other alleged harassment and molestation incidents in Bihar that have circulated on social media. The report referred to cases from Jamui, Samastipur, Banka, Kishanganj and Begusarai. Authorities’ investigation will determine the circumstances shown in the footage and the identities of those involved.
Police have not announced any arrests or provided further details about possible charges.
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