Global Courant 2023-04-19 15:31:45
Police in northeastern India arrested a man on Wednesday for stalking a Korean tourist and exposing his genitals to her while she was making a video blog.
A 29-second Twitter video that has gone viral in India shows the woman filming herself walking through a neighborhood in Jodhpur, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan known for its blue-tinted houses and the ruins of an ancient fort.
The man was seen chasing her and lurking at her. He then caught up with her down a flight of stairs and as she approached he took out his genitals.
The woman quickly ran away screaming. But he continued to follow her, grinning.
The video of the Korean tourist went viral and caught the attention of police in Jodhpur.
Jodhpur East Deputy Police Commissioner Amrita Duhan said in a Twitter post that the man had been identified and arrested.
Probers are now assessing his mental health, she said.
Commenting on the video, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal called the man’s action “extremely disgusting and shameful”.
“People like this spoil the image of our great country,” she said.
This is not the first incident of a tourism influencer being sexually harassed and assaulted in India.
In December, South Korean video blogger Hyojeong Park was harassed by two men in Mumbai.
The 60-second video shows a man grabbing her hand and trying to drag her onto a motorcycle.
When she refused, the man tried to put his arm around her and kiss her. But she managed to tear herself away from him.
But the man came back, this time with another man on a motorcycle, and insisted she go with them, even though she kept yelling at them and telling them to “go away”.
