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Crime
Business partner accused of blackmailing 17-year-old girl in Nalanda, Bihar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Patna
🗓 03 Nov 2026, 12:36 PM
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A business associate of a father has been charged with sexual assault and blackmail of a 17-year‑10‑month‑old girl in the Chandi police‑station area of Nalanda district, after an objectionable video was circulated following her marriage arrangement.
Police in Nalanda district have registered a case against a man identified as a business partner of a girl's father. The accused is alleged to have sexually assaulted the 17-year‑10‑month‑old minor and subsequently blackmailed her and her family.
The incident came to light after an objectionable video featuring the girl was circulated on social media shortly after her marriage was fixed. The video prompted the victim's family to lodge a complaint, leading to the filing of an FIR for sexual assault and extortion.
Local authorities have begun an investigation, collecting digital evidence from the video and interviewing witnesses from the Chandi police‑station jurisdiction. The accused has been taken into custody, and the case is being processed under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The police have urged the public to refrain from sharing the video and have promised to protect the privacy of the minor while the legal proceedings continue.
The incident came to light after an objectionable video featuring the girl was circulated on social media shortly after her marriage was fixed. The video prompted the victim's family to lodge a complaint, leading to the filing of an FIR for sexual assault and extortion.
Local authorities have begun an investigation, collecting digital evidence from the video and interviewing witnesses from the Chandi police‑station jurisdiction. The accused has been taken into custody, and the case is being processed under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The police have urged the public to refrain from sharing the video and have promised to protect the privacy of the minor while the legal proceedings continue.