Two Class 10 students, a girl and a boy, groped and harassed in Bihar’s Jamui, sparking a political row

Two Class 10 students, a girl and a boy, returning from a coaching class, were allegedly groped and harassed by a group of men in Bihar’s Jamui district on Saturday (September 19, 2026). A video of the incident went viral on social media on Monday (September 21, 2026), prodding the police to register an FIR and arrest three people.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders said the incident was “deeply disturbing”, indicative of patriarchal attitudes among supporters of the ruling BJP, and exposing the State’s law-and-order situation.

The National Commission for Women on Monday (September 21, 2026) took suo motu cognisance of the alleged assault and harassment, and directed the Director General of Police to immediately file an FIR in the matter. The State Commission for Women also took suo motu cognisance of the incident, and promised that strict action would be taken against those found guilty.