It has been a couple of days since India celebrated Holi and ever since then a video of a group of boys harassing and manhandling a girl is making rounds on social video. The video is of some young boys forcefully applying Holi colours to a young Japanese tourist and misbehaving with her. Twitterari is infuriated after seeing the video and is expressing its anger on social media. There have been so many reactions and responses to this video.
The Japanese Tourist Shared What Really Happened On Thay day
She also took to her Twitter @megumiko_india to share some photos from Holi celebrations. But soon she deleted her tweet and tweeted some more updates about the same.
She shared that she tweeted the video of Holi on 9 March but after that, the number of RTs and DMs increased more than she had imagined. She was terrified, so she deleted the tweet.
3月9日にインドのお祭り「ホーリー」中の動画をツイートしましたが、その後想像以上にRTやDMが増えて恐怖を覚え、ツイートを削除させていただきました。
動画を見て気分を害された方におかれましては、誠に申し訳ございません。— 🇮🇳めぐみこ (@megumiko_india) March 11, 2023
The Japanese girl is currently in Bangladesh. She took to Twitter to update about the same.
I have just arrived in Bangladesh. I’m really sorry that I didn’t know it was a serious situation. I am fine in mind and body. I will explain more tomorrow.
— 🇮🇳めぐみこ (@megumiko_india) March 10, 2023
この度、参加したホーリーというインドのお祭りは無礼講に盛り上がるため、日中でも女性1人での外出がとても危険だと聞いていたので、他の友人ら総勢35名ほどでイベントに参加していましたが、不本意ながらこのような事態となってしまいました。
— 🇮🇳めぐみこ (@megumiko_india) March 11, 2023
今回炎上のきっかけとなりました動画は専属のカメラマンが襲われている場面を故意に撮影した物ではなく、他の日本人イベント参加者が祭りの風景を撮っていたところたまたま撮影した動画であり、インドのホーリー祭の異常さや被害の様子を伝えようとしたものではない事をご理解いただけますと嬉しいです
— 🇮🇳めぐみこ (@megumiko_india) March 11, 2023
Delhi Police Has Identified The Boys & The Location Of This Incident
For those who were against the #BHARATMATRIMONY Holi campaign. A Japanese tourist in India. Imagine your sister, mother or wife being treated like this in another county? Maybe you will understand then. pic.twitter.com/VribIpXBab
— Ram Subramanian (@iramsubramanian) March 10, 2023
The group of young boys harassed the Japanese tourist and behaved inappropriately with her in the Paharganj area of Delhi. Sanjay Kumar Sain is the deputy commissioner of police of Central Delhi and he shared many details about this incident. According to India Today, the police found the location while doing an investigation into the incident. While inquiring about the case, the police found out that the girl is from Japan.
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While investigating the case, police found the contact details of the Japanese national and the hotel where she stayed at. They tried to contact the girl by calling and texting but she did not reply to anything. Delhi police also contacted the Japanese Embassy for getting more information about this incident. They found out that even the embassy did not have any such information.
The police have identified the boys who are responsible for such disgraceful behaviour. There were a total of 3 boys and one of them is a minor.
Here’s How Tweeple Are Reacting:
How dare you touch a women without her consent?? You guys have taken this thing to next level. This is definitely not acceptable. A case should be filled against all the people visible in the video.
— Meenakshi Vashisht (@MeenakshiV11) March 10, 2023
Very distrubing videos getting viral on social media showing sexual harassment with foreign nationals on Holi! I am issuing notice to Delhi Police to examine these videos and arrest the perpetrators! Completely shameful behaviour!
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) March 10, 2023
This is criminal manhandling.
Shame on these men. This is their idea of celebration? This is Hindu Sanskar?
We need more ppl being vocal against this, not against a Swiggy or Bharat matrimony ad.
This cannot be our culture.
— chandrani (@chandrani_18) March 10, 2023
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Recently it came to the limelight that this is not a recent incident, but instead a video from 20 September 2020. A Twitter user named Abhishek Upadhyay shared a screenshot of her YouTube video on Twitter.
The video was posted on September 13, 2020, to the “Under The Same Skye” YouTube account.
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It seems like new information about the incident is coming to the light every single day.
Cover Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Sweety (@Sweety52216366), Twitter/ めぐみこ (@megumiko_india)