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Bihar police hunt Rohit over Begusarai rape assault

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC · How we work

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Rohit Manhunt

Bihar police launched a manhunt for Rohit, accused of assaulting and raping a woman in a Begusarai hotel.
The victim filed an FIR at Begusarai town police station on Monday evening after the September 27 incident.
A video of Rohit beating the woman and recording her naked after the rape spread online.
Police arrested one accused while Rohit remains at large, according to the Begusarai superintendent.

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Tejashwi Condemns Assault

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav condemned the Begusarai assault as a law-and-order failure.
He blamed Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for appointing an official with a criminal background.
Yadav also rebuked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for staying silent despite the viral video.
He posted on X calling Bihar ruled by ‘beasts, devils and demons’.
Police spokesperson SP Maneesh announced arrest of Vikram Kumar Sahni, victim’s neighbour and Rohit’s brother-in-law.

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Historical Context

In 1992 Bhanwari Devi, a Rajasthan grassroots worker, was gang-raped while campaigning against child marriage, sparking nationwide outrage. The Supreme Court’s 1997 Vishaka judgment responded with workplace harassment guidelines, recalling the 1995 district court’s acquittal of five accused in the Bhanwari case. Today, Bihar politicians Tejashwi Yadav and Samrat Choudhary invoke those guidelines while demanding accountability for the Begusarai assault.

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Rohit Manhunt

Bihar police launched a manhunt for Rohit, accused of assaulting and raping a woman in a Begusarai hotel.
The victim filed an FIR at Begusarai town police station on Monday evening after the September 27 incident.
A video of Rohit beating the woman and recording her naked after the rape spread online.
Police arrested one accused while Rohit remains at large, according to the Begusarai superintendent.

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