A video allegedly showing a young woman being assaulted and raped inside a hotel room in Bihar's Begusarai district has surfaced on social media on Tuesday, triggering public concern and a political reaction. The incident reportedly took place on Sunday at a hotel located along National Highway 31 in the town area. Begusarai Town Police have registered a case after the woman's family approached them with a complaint, a TOI report said.
Satish Kumar Himanshu, the station house officer (SHO) of Begusarai Town police station, confirmed that the family lodged an FIR on Monday evening. According to the police officer, a man identified as Rohit Kumar, a resident of the Bhagwanpur police station area, has been named in the case. Another man has also been named in the FIR, although the SHO said he was not directly involved in the alleged incident.