Patna, Sep 22: Jamui Police arrested Ramashish Chaudhary in connection with the alleged molestation and harassment of two minor students in the Madwa Pahar area along the Jamui-Lakhisarai route. A video of the shocking incident in Bihar was recorded and subsequently circulated on social media, prompting police action against the molesters and also the people who shared the video online, thus compromising the minor victim’s identity.

Police are continuing their investigation and examining the alleged roles of other individuals involved in the horrific incident.

The prime accused, identified as Nandan Yadav, who was seen wearing an orange scarf around his head in the video, and Hare Ram Yadav remain at large.

Police teams are conducting continuous raids to locate and arrest them.

Meanwhile, Jamui Police have also intensified action against people who allegedly shared the video and disclosed or risked disclosing the identity of the minor victim.

According to police, FIRs have so far been registered against the operators of 120 social-media profiles across different platforms.

Authorities have appealed to the public not to share photographs, videos or any information that could reveal the identity or personal details of the minor victim.

Jamui Superintendent of Police, Vishwajeet Dayal, said displaying or circulating material that reveals the identity of a minor victim is a serious offence and can attract provisions under the POCSO Act, Information Technology Act and Juvenile Justice Act.

Cases have been registered at Jamui Sadar Police Station under the relevant provisions of these laws, the SP said.

Dayal added that the police were conducting the investigation impartially and that efforts were also underway to have videos uploaded on social-media platforms removed.

The incident occurred late on Saturday evening in the Madwa Pahar area, when a minor female student was allegedly stopped and molested by a group of youths while returning from the area.

A male student accompanying her was also allegedly assaulted.

The matter came to the attention of the authorities after the video began circulating on social media on Sunday evening.

The Jamui administration subsequently contacted the victim’s family and registered an FIR.

Police said three juveniles in conflict with the law have been detained in connection with the case.

Seven to eight youths have been identified so far, while two additional suspects have also been identified.

Raids are being conducted to apprehend those still at large.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to conduct a detailed investigation.

Police are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident, the roles of the identified suspects and the source from which the video was recorded and circulated.

ADG (Law and Order), K.S. Anupam said efforts were continuing to identify and arrest all individuals found to have been involved in the crime.

Police have reiterated their appeal to the public not to post, forward or share photographs, videos or other information that could reveal the identity of the minor victim. The investigation remains underway.

New Delhi, Sep 22: The Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man involved in an ATM card-exchange fraud in the Mayur Vihar area of East Delhi and recovered three ATM cards from his possession, including one identified by the complainant.

The accused has been identified as Asif, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad. Police said he targeted unsuspecting ATM users by distracting them while they operated the machines, obtaining their ATM PINs and subsequently exchanging their cards with similar-looking ones.

According to police, the accused was apprehended by a team from the Mayur Vihar police station following a complaint regarding the fraudulent exchange of an ATM card at an ATM booth in Trilok Puri.

The incident took place on September 17 at around 11:15 a.m., when the complainant, Md. Galib Hussain, visited an Axis Bank ATM in Trilok Puri to withdraw money.

While Hussain was operating the ATM, two unidentified men allegedly engaged him in conversation and distracted him. During the process, they allegedly observed or obtained his ATM PIN and fraudulently exchanged his ATM card with another card of similar appearance.

After completing the transaction, the complainant checked the card and realised that it was not his. He subsequently searched nearby ATM booths and noticed the same suspects at another Axis Bank ATM in Trilok Puri.

When confronted, both suspects allegedly attempted to flee. Police personnel, acting promptly, managed to apprehend one of them, identified as Asif.

Following the complaint, a case was registered at PS Mayur Vihar under FIR No. 416/2026 under Sections 318(4), 317(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

During the investigation, police questioned the accused, who allegedly disclosed that he and an associate used to target ATM users, particularly those who were unfamiliar with operating ATM machines.

According to police, the accused revealed that the duo would engage victims in conversation and distract them while they were conducting transactions. They would then observe or obtain the victim’s ATM PIN and exchange the original card with a similar-looking card.

The accused further disclosed that the exchanged ATM cards were subsequently used for unauthorised transactions or withdrawals.

Police said the accused also disclosed the involvement of another associate, who is currently absconding. Efforts are underway to apprehend him.

The police team involved in the investigation worked under the supervision of Inspector Dinesh Moral, SHO, PS Mayur Vihar, under the overall supervision of the ACP, Mayur Vihar.

During the investigation, police are examining whether the accused was involved in other similar incidents. They are also working to identify other possible victims, trace financial transactions and withdrawn amounts, recover additional ATM cards and other relevant evidence, and establish links with similar cases.

Police said the accused has previously been involved in six criminal cases registered at different police stations.

These include FIR No. E-023140/2024 at PS Krishna Nagar under Sections 305(B) and 317(2) BNS; FIR No. 258/2025 at PS Mansarovar Park under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) BNS; FIR No. 463/2025 at PS Burari under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) BNS; FIR No. 12/2025 at Cyber PS North-East under Sections 318(4) and 61 BNS; FIR No. 39/2025 at PS Jagat Puri under Section 303(2) BNS; and FIR No. 94/2026 at PS Harsh Vihar under Sections 318(4) and 61 BNS.

Police said the arrest has helped work out two cases, including the present case registered at PS Mayur Vihar and E-FIR No. 80067031/2026 registered at PS PIA.

Further investigation is underway to ascertain the accused’s involvement in other similar incidents and apprehend his remaining associate.

Mumbai, Sep 21: The CBI arrested a CGST official from Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh in connection with a Rs 40 lakh bribe case that involved proceedings against a company based in Maharashtra’s Raigad, an official said on Monday.

Additional Commissioner, CGST, Vinay Kumar Kantheti, IRS 2009 batch, has been absconding since September 16, when the Bombay High Court cancelled his bail, along with that of two co-accused, and directed him to surrender before the CBI, the official said.

Instead of complying with the High Court’s order, Kantheti absconded and has now been traced in Rishikesh and taken into custody by the CBI, said the statement.

His colleague and Superintendent, CGST, Raigad, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, and a private person, Narinder Rajput, who worked as a conduit to the college on behalf of the officials, are already in judicial custody, the CBI said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch, Mumbai, registered a case on August 26 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, based on a complaint alleging that a Superintendent, CGST, Khandeshwar, Raigad, demanded illegal gratification.

It was alleged that an illegal gratification of Rs 1.50 crore, subsequently reduced to Rs 40 lakh, was demanded in connection with proceedings relating to the complainant’s firm, the CBI said

The Central probe agency laid a trap on August 27, during which a private person/Customs House Agent was apprehended while allegedly accepting Rs 40 lakh on behalf of the Superintendent, CGST, Raigad and the Additional Commissioner, CGST, Raigad, it said.

The CBI arrested all three accused and produced them before the learned Special CBI Court, Thane. The CBI sought five days of police custody for custodial interrogation. However, vide order dated August 28, the Special Court rejected the request for custody, held the arrests illegal and released the accused on bail, the statement said.

The CBI challenged the Special Court’s order before the Bombay High Court, which accepted the agency’s plea, quashed and set aside the Special Court’s order, and remanded three accused to two days’ CBI custody.

After examining the record, the High Court found that the grounds of arrest had been communicated to the accused in writing and that the family members and advocates had been duly informed, the statement said.

Pursuant to the High Court order, the accused Superintendent and the accused private person were taken into CBI custody for two days and subsequently sent to 14 days of judicial custody by the Court, the CBI said.

However, the accused Additional Commissioner, Vinay Kumar Kantheti, absconded instead of complying with the High Court order. The CBI said it has now arrested him He Rishikesh.