Photo of Jamui teen who was harassed posted from Bihar chief minister’s account, staffer booked

The Bihar Police on Friday registered a first information report against a staffer at the chief minister’s office for posting the photos of a minor girl who was molested by a group of men in Jamui district last week, on Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s official account, The Hindu reported.

The girl and her family had met Choudhary at his official residence in Patna on Thursday. A post about the meeting had been put up on Chaudhary’s account on social media platform X, along with an unblurred photo of the girl and her family members.

The photo had been deleted within 15 minutes of being posted.

The police alleged that Sagar Prasad, a stenographer in the chief minister’s office had uploaded the photo on the social media platform, The Hindu reported.

“The viral nature of the post has compromised the privacy and dignity of the minor victim and her family, creating a situation where the victim’s identity is at risk of exposure,” the police was quoted as having stated.

The police also named other persons and social media accounts in the case for allegedly forwarding or sharing the post. The police have also filed a case against a social media user for uploading videos purportedly generated by artificial intelligence of the girl.

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