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FIR against Bihar CMO staff over Jamui victim photo
Bihar police have registered an FIR against Sagar Prasad, a stenographer in the chief minister's office, for posting a photograph of the Jamui molestation victim and her family on CM Samrat Choudhary's…
Bihar police have registered an FIR against Sagar Prasad, a stenographer in the chief minister's office, for posting a photograph of the Jamui molestation victim and her family on CM Samrat Choudhary's X handle. The post, which included an unblurred picture of the minor girl, was deleted within 15 minutes. Police said the FIR, filed on September 26, 2026, also targets anyone who shared the post.
The case follows an application by RJD MP Misa Bharti seeking an impartial inquiry. Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav accused CM Choudhary of violating Section 23 of the POCSO Act by revealing the victim's identity. He called for the harshest punishment for the CM. The RJD has said it will explore legal options if action is not taken against Choudhary. A JD(U) minister dismissed the allegations as baseless.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Pro-government sources like The Hindu and Hindustan Times frame the FIR as action against a CMO staffer, omitting the opposition's demand for action against the CM himself. Freepress Journal and Times Now lead with Tejashwi's accusation that the CM personally violated POCSO. Neither side's framing addresses the central legal ambiguity: the POCSO Act bars disclosing a minor victim's identity, but the CM's office argues the post was a sympathy gesture quickly deleted. The police investigation will determine whether the CM or only the stenographer is culpable.
Coverage: 4 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical, 2 neutral
Sources (4): freepressjournal.in (government critical), thehindu.com (pro government), timesnownews.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
