An Indian-origin man has been arrested in Hong Kong for harassing a South Korean tourist who live-streamed her visit to the city. South China Morning Mail reported. The harrowing incident was captured live on camera as the woman broadcast her day out in Hong Kong.
The woman was reportedly waiting at a tram stop in the Center area when a stranger approached her and asked for directions. The conversation that started off friendly soon took a disturbing turn when the man came closer to the vlogger and asked her to come with him.
Then he took her hand and said, “Listen, come with me. I’m alone,” and tried to physically touch her. The woman, visibly uncomfortable, tried to get his arm off her while repeatedly shouting “No, No, No.”
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Despite her sadness, the man continued to harass and follow her. The situation escalated when she walked down the stairs at the metro station. When they reached the steps of the station, he pressed her against a wall and said, ‘I am alone. Come with me.”
“I’m not the only one,” the vlogger shouted as he continually tried to push the man away. He then grabbed the woman’s breast and forcibly kissed her. When the woman called for help, the suspect was seen fleeing the scene.
The video has sparked massive outrage on social media, with many users expressing concerns about the safety of content creators. Some social media users are claiming that the man in the video is Amit Jariyal.
According to a S.C.M.P The man, who works as a waiter, was reportedly arrested on Belcher’s Street in Kennedy Town on Tuesday and arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and outraging public decency.
Following the incident, the vlogger traveled to Macau where she shared her ordeal on another livestream and also showed off the bruises she suffered during the attack.