Delhi Police has arrested three boys including a minor in connection with the molestation incident during Holi. According to the police, a manhunt was launched after a video of a group of boys allegedly harassing a Japanese woman on the pretext of applying color during Holi went viral on social media platforms. ,Incident in Paharganj area, arrest due to untiring efforts of police

This incident is from Paharganj area of ​​Delhi. The incident video was first posted on Twitter by the victim woman, later it was removed. According to the woman’s latest tweet, she is currently in Bangladesh and is mentally and physically healthy. The boys seen in the video have been identified after intensive efforts by field officers and local intelligence. Three boys, including a minor, were caught and interrogated, in which all confessed their crime. ,The Japanese woman did not report the incident

According to the statement of the police, the woman has neither complained about the incident to the Delhi Police nor to the Japanese Embassy. Action has been initiated against those caught under the Delhi Police Act. Further legal action will be decided based on the gravity of the case and as per the complaint, if any, by the girl. ,After the video went viral there were many reactions on social media

After the video of the incident went viral on social media, several reactions emerged. Bollywood actress Richa Chadha and Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal were among those who reacted to the video, calling it a ‘completely Shameful behaviour’. National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma had earlier written to the Delhi Police to ‘immediately register an FIR in the matter’.

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Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 10: 02 AM IST