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Bihar police register 475 FIRs for social media misuse
The Indian Express··1d ago
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said Jamui assault suspects would have evaded arrest had they not uploaded attack reels. Police made six arrests in Jamui and four in Samastipur after videos surfaced. Officers registered FIRs against roughly 120 accounts for sharing a minor victim's identity. Bihar police registered 475 FIRs in the first half of 2026 for social media misuse.
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What It Means For You
- People sharing videos that identify minor victims risk FIRs and takedown orders under Bihar's cyber enforcement drive.
- Accounts circulating assault footage may face blocking alongside the original posters police arrest.
- Platforms receiving takedown notices must remove or block flagged posts to avoid further police action.
What's Happening
- Police registered 475 FIRs statewide in the first half of 2026 for social media misuse.
- Officers arrested 103 people under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
- Roughly 120 accounts faced FIRs for sharing a Jamui minor victim's identity.
What Bihar counts as online misuse
- Between May 1 and July 14, 2026, police registered 102 cases for brandishing firearms online.
- Patna, Gopalganj, Naugachhia, and East Champaran recorded the highest violation counts.
- FIRs for weapons displays sync with CCTNS and NATGRID records.
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