The Bihar Police has lodged an FIR against unknown persons after a video of a group of boys harassing and attempting to disrobe a girl went viral in Bihar's Jehanabad district on Sunday.
The video, which was purportedly viral in Jehanabad for the last two days but received media attention on Sunday, shows a young girl being grabbed and molested by a group of young boys. "At least 3-4 boys are touching the girl inappropriately and trying to overpower her when she makes escape attempts. They are also trying to take off her clothes and laughing, while someone is filming the horrifying act," a local police officer told DNA.
The girl's continuous cries for help "Bhaiya meharbani karo bhaiya (brother, please have mercy on me)" and repeated "nos" fall on deaf ears. The video appears to have been taken on the outskirts of a town or near some isolated fields and a motorbike is visible in the background.
The motorbike's registration number (BR-25) has been traced to Jehanabad, following which the district superintendent of police Maneesh took cognizance of the matter and started investigation in the case.
"We have commenced our investigation to ascertain the truth behind the video, though neither the victim nor anyone else has come forward to lodge a complaint in this regard. It is also unclear as to which place the incident has taken place, but the investigation is proceeding on the basis of the bike registration number," Maneesh told reporters.
Patna zonal IG N H Khan has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police and asked officials to find out at the earliest those involved in the video. The police is also trying to verify if the girl is a minor.
SIT SET UP
- A Special Investigation Team has been set up to nab those in the video.
- The police are also trying to verify if the girl is a minor.
