
A live-streaming video of a South Korean YouTuber in which two men can be seen harassing her on a Mumbai street has goneviral. The video created an uproar asnetizens are demanding strict action against both men. The video was shared on Twitter by a user named Aditya, which shows how a man harassed the YouTuber by grabbingher hand while she was doing a livestream.
The Twitter user mentioned the Mumbai Police and said, "@MumbaiPolice A streamer from Korea was harassed by theseboys in Khar last night while she was live-streaming in front of 1000+ people. This is disgusting and some action needs to be taken against them. Thiscannot go unpunished". Later the same post was shared by the girl in the video admitting that she was harassed last night and didn't want to escalatethe issue so she left the place without saying anything.
The video shows a man getting closer to her and holding her hand despite her protesting. As she walks away, he appears again with another man on a bike and offersher a lift. The woman kept refusing in broken English that she lives nearby.
As soon as the video went viral all over social media, Mumbai Police reacted quickly and registered a case of sexual assault on its own on the basis of the video. The accused were identified as Mobeen Chand Mohd Shaikh, 19, and Mohd Naqib Sadarialam Ansari, 20. TheFIR was registered by Mumbai's Khar police under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code for outraging a woman's modesty.
South Korean YouTuber later thanked the people for the support and appreciated the prompt action by Mumbai police. She said, "This happened to me in another country too but I couldn't do anything that time. I left. But in India, luckily there are many who want to help.In India, action being taken very quickly. I've been in Mumbai for over 3 weeks, planning to stay longer."
"I'm not going to let one bad incident ruin my entire travel. I met some amazing Indian people... I still want to discover and show the beautiful aspect of India to the world,"she added.
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