Two Arrested For Harassing, Dragging South Korean Woman On Mumbai Street

One of the boys can be seen trying to kiss the woman while also forcing her to sit on his two-wheeler.

The Mumbai police have arrested two accused for harassing a South Korean woman in Mumbai's Khar West area.

The police, in a statement on Twitter, said, "Mumbai Police’s Khar Police station has taken a Suo Moto action in an incident that happened with a Korean woman (foreigner) in the jurisdiction of Khar West. In this regard, both the accused have been arrested and booked under relevant sections of the IPC. #WomensSafety."

The accused have been sent to one-day police custody, reported ANI.

Speaking on the incident to ANI, the South Korean YouTuber Hyojeong Park said, "Happened to me in another country too but at that time I couldn't do anything to call Police. In India, action being taken very quickly. I've been in Mumbai for over 3 weeks, planning to stay longer."

She added that she would not let this one incident ruin her entire travel and passion to show wonderful India to other countries.

Link of Tweet: Korean Woman Reacts To Swift Action By Mumbai Police

The shocking incident came to notice after a Twitter user shared a video of a Korean woman being harassed by two boys in Khar while she was live streaming on a busy street. The entire incident was captured on her camera.

In the video, a boy can be seen interacting with the woman and asking her age. He then grips the woman's hands and pulls her while she asks 'where are we going?' The boy asks her to sit on his two-wheeler to which she says no. 

The clip has been tweeted by a Twitter user who also tagged Mumbai police requesting to act against these perpetrators. The user wrote, "A streamer from Korea was harassed by these boys in Khar last night while she was live streaming in front of a 1000+ people. This is disgusting and some action needs to be taken against them. This cannot go unpunished."

Link of Tweet: Click To See The Viral Video

The boy keeps forcing the foreigner to which she replies she can't sit. The harasser then tells her to sit with him the next time and she says 'tomorrow'. While she tries to get away from him, the boy tries to kiss her which shocks the Korean woman after which she shouts and leaves.

In the later part of the video, the woman says 'time to go home' with shock and utter disappointment. But the boys do not stop here. They come again while the woman is walking and ask her to sit on their vehicle. She can be seen saying 'No' repeatedly and telling them that her home is nearby and she would go by herself.

Reacting to the tweet, Mumbai police replies to the user to share his details via Direct Message.

The incident has drawn flak from netizens who termed it sad mentioning how frightened the woman was of the boys.