A video purportedly showing BJP MLA Maithili Thakur commenting on the molestation of a minor girl in Jamui, Bihar, is being widely shared on social media. Users are sharing the video claiming that Thakur made the statement in response to the recent incident.
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NewsMobile verified the claim and found that it is misleading.
The NM team initiated its verification by conducting a reverse image search using keyframes from the viral video. During the investigation, we found a longer version of the video uploaded on The Indian Express’s official YouTube channel on April 21, 2026. According to the video’s description, it was recorded during the West Bengal Assembly election campaign.
At the 1:58 mark in the video, a reporter can be heard asking Maithili Thakur about women’s safety in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, in response to remarks made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Thakur responds by saying that she is a daughter of Bihar and feels safe there.
We also compared the viral video with a screenshot from The Indian Express’s YouTube video. Our comparison revealed that both clips feature the same visuals, confirming that the viral video is an excerpt from the older recording.
Furthermore, we found a post shared by Maithili Thakur on her official X account on September 22, 2026, in which she condemned the molestation incident in Jamui. She described the incident as shameful and heartbreaking and called for strict legal action against the accused. This further establishes that her earlier remarks were unrelated to the incident.
जमुई की नाबालिग बेटी के साथ जो हुआ, वह बेहद निंदनीय, शर्मनाक और दिल झकझोर देने वाला है।
हम बेटियों को तो सिखाते हैं कि कैसे रहना है, क्या पहनना है, लेकिन बेटों को यह सिखाना भी उतना ही जरूरी है कि किसी लड़की की सहमति के बिना उसे छूना, रोकना या उसके साथ दुर्व्यवहार करना अपराध है।…
— Maithili Thakur (@maithilithakur) September 22, 2026
Hence, it is evident that an old video of Maithili Thakur, recorded during the West Bengal Assembly election campaign in April 2026, is being falsely linked to the Jamui molestation case. The viral claim is misleading.
