FIR against Bihar CMO steno for uploading CM photo with victim
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Authorities in Bihar have filed a case against a stenographer in the Chief Minister's office for posting a photo of a POCSO case victim and her family on social media.
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- A stenographer for the Bihar Chief Minister faces charges under the POCSO Act after uploading a photograph of a sexual assault victim and her family to the Chief Minister's social media account.
- This legal action follows complaints by politician Misa Bharti regarding the disclosure of the minor victim's identity.
- The investigation will incorporate allegations that the Chief Minister himself is responsible for the breach.
- The case highlights ongoing tensions and accusations of political bias regarding the enforcement of child protection laws.
What to watch next
- Inclusion of the Chief Minister in the ongoing police investigation
- Further legal developments regarding the POCSO Act violations
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Misa Bharti
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“I ask whether the CM has violated the Pocso Act or not. First, the CM had done a PR exercise by calling the minor girl and posted the pictures on the X handle. I do not know whether the girl is the victim or her mother. But the post on X was later deleted while on the other hand, FIRs were lodged against those who made the video of the Jamui episode viral for revealing the identity of the minor. This is very contradictory”
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…74 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. She alleged that Choudhary had disclosed the identity of the Class 10 girl, who was molested in Jamui. The station house officer in-charge allegedly refused to register FIR. “ I ask whether the CM has violated the Pocso Act or not. First, the CM had done a PR exercise by calling the minor girl and posted the pictures on the X handle. I do not know whether the girl is the victim or her mother. But the post on X was later deleted while on the other hand, FIRs were lodged against those who made the video of the Jamui episode viral for revealing the identity of the minor. This is very contradictory ,” she said. RJD working president and leader of opposition in assembly Tejashwi Yadav demanded that a case under the same law be registered against the chief minister, accusing him of tearing the statute to shreds.…
Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha
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“unnecessarily raking up the matter because it had no bona fide issues with which to connect with the people”
In the article
…law be registered against the chief minister, accusing him of tearing the statute to shreds. Dismissing the opposition’s allegations, state planning minister and JD(U) leader Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha said the RJD was “ unnecessarily raking up the matter because it had no bona fide issues with which to connect with the people ”.…
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NamedIndia · Bihar Chief Minister Office · Sagar Kumar · Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha · Bihar · Janata Dal (United) · Kartikeya Kumar Sharma · Misa Bharti · Rashtriya Janata Dal · Samrat Choudhary · Tejashwi Yadav
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