NEW DELHI, Mar 11: The Delhi police have arrested three people in connection with the harassment and manhandling of a woman Japanese tourist on the Holi festival day, the police said on Saturday.
The woman has not filed a complaint so far and she left for Bangladesh on Friday, the police said. The young tourist was staying in Paharganj in central Delhi and that the three accused, one of who is a juvenile, are also from the same area.
“The woman has tweeted that she has reached Bangladesh and is mentally and physically fit,” police said. in a statement.
A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, sparked outrage and people called for tough action for misbehaving with a foreign tourist. .
In the video, the men are seen grabbing her and smearing colours on her amid chants of “Holi Hai.” A boy is also seen smashing an egg on her head. She slaps a man who tries to hold her before she finally manages to step away, the video shows.
By the end of her ordeal, the woman was drenched and almost unrecognizable. The accused were identified through local intelligence and investigation is on, officials said, adding they are in touch with the Japanese embassy.
(Manas Dasgupta)