4 held as video of Bihar youths molesting minor goes viral

The video, captured by a local, shows the girl being hounded and molested by a group of youths in broad daylight.

Patna: Four people in Bihar's Jehanabad district have been arrested for molesting a minor girl, the video of which went viral on social media, the police said on Monday.

The video, captured by a local, shows the girl being hounded and molested by a group of youths in broad daylight. The incident took place on Saturday, the police said.

Jehanabad's superintendent of police Manish Kumar said a special investigation team (SIT) arrested four of the accused. "Others have been identified and a hunt is on to arrest them," he said.

The SIT also seized a motorbike seen in the video.

According to police official Shayam Sundae Singh, an FIR was lodged against seven people involved in the case.

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