Delhi Police on Saturday arrested three males who earn been chanced on harassing and groping a 22-year-dilapidated Japanese girl on the pretext of smearing colours on her correct by the Holi competition in the nationwide capital.
“Three folk, including one juvenile, earn been apprehended and questioned. They’ve confessed their involvement in the incident as seen in the video. All of them are residents of a nearby situation of Paharganj,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Sanjay Kumar Sain said, in line with PTI news company.
All of them earn been apprehended after the police took suo motu action. Nonetheless, additional actual action will probably be determined on deserves and per the criticism by the girl, if any, police said added.
A senior police officer said that neither the girl nor the Japanese officials made any criticism, adding that the police acted after netzines expressed outrage.
Police said they’ve taken the consciousness of the video and earn been verifying whether or no longer it is far of a most fresh incident or an dilapidated one.
The police’s response came after a video went viral that purportedly showed a neighborhood of males making utilize of coloration on the foreigner, who became once visibly miserable.
It also showed thought to be one of many males smashing an egg on her head. In keeping with the police, the video became once shot in an situation of Paharganj here.
The girl, who became once staying at Paharganj, departed to Bangladesh on Friday, police said. “The girl has tweeted that she has reached Bangladesh and is mentally and bodily fit,” police said in an announcement.
Earlier, Delhi Fee for Ladies (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal had issued a search to Delhi Police to inquire of the video and arrest the perpetrators.
“Very irritating movies getting viral on social media showing sexual harassment with international nationals on Holi! I’m issuing search to Delhi Police to inquire of these movies and arrest the perpetrators! Completely low behaviour!” Maliwal tweeted on Friday.
The Nationwide Fee for Ladies, too, took the consciousness of the video and requested Delhi Police to register an FIR in the subject.
(With inputs from agencies)
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