Motihari assault case: Bihar police lodge FIR after incident goes viral

Motihari assault case: The police registered an FIR after APB News highlighted the horrific case of crime against women on Friday and the incident went viral among people.

A girl and a boy were assaulted by seven people in Motihari. Later the video was made viral.

New Delhi: Bihar police finally decided to lodge a complaint against the goons who allegedly assaulted and molested a girl in Motihari. The police registered an FIR after APB News highlighted the horrific case of crime against women in Bihar on Friday and the incident went viral among people. The girl was assaulted by seven goons and the whole incident was filmed by them which they used to blackmail the girl’s father and had demanded a payoff of Rs 50,000. On not getting the payment, the video was released on social media by the accused men. WATCH: The girl's father has filed a complaint against the accused directly in the court, however, no arrests have been made in this regard as of now. But on Saturday, the Bihar police registered an FIR into the case against the accused men. In the video, it can be seen that the girl along with a boy (believed to be a friend of hers), are being flanked by the goons and are being harassed. The men can be seen thrashing the girl in broad daylight. The video also shows them hurling expletive words at the victim. After making the video, they then blackmailed the girl’s father and demanded Rs. 50,000 in lieu of not releasing the video. The girl’s father not being financially well-off could not pay the ransom and the goons shared the video on social media.