ISLAMABAD: A Japanese female tourist left India after she was harassed and manhandled by a group of boys during the celebrations of the religious festival Holi.
After a video of the incident went viral on the media and social media, the police said that they took three citizens into custody in connection with the event in New Delhi.
The police said the tourist left for Bangladesh without filing a complaint against the boys.
Foreign tourist
The female tourist was staying in Paharganj in central Delhi, where the three suspects, including a juvenile, resided.
The police said that “the woman has tweeted that she has reached Bangladesh and is mentally and physically fit,”
The video sparked outrage on social media soon after it went viral, with netizens seeking tough action against the culprits.
Delhi Police arrested three boys for forcibly applying color & breaking egg on the head of a #Japanese tourist during #Holi festival in Delhi's Paharganj area. The women has made a tweet from his twitter handle that she has reached Bangladesh and fit in her mind and body. pic.twitter.com/ic8bNwqSjU
— Nikhil Choudhary (@NikhilCh_) March 11, 2023
The video shows the extremist Indian boys grabbing and smearing colors on the female tourist during the Holi celebrations.
One of the boys could be seen smashing an egg on her head as she tried to save herself. The girl slaps one of the guys who comes to talk to her, and then she walks away.
The woman was seen as drenched and unrecognizable in the end.
The Indian police identified the suspects through local intelligence, and a probe into the matter is initiated, said the officials. They added that they are in touch with the Japanese embassy.
