The assault and groping of a Class 10 girl in Jamui sparked political outrage after a video of the incident went viral.
JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha courted controversy by terming the assault an isolated minor incident while asserting that law and order was worse before 2005.
RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav slammed the remarks as shameful and alleged that the administration was attempting to hide and suppress the crime.