The Bengaluru police said they had arrested a street vendor for being rude to a tourist and Dutch YouTuber who was filming a video log for his channel in the Chickpete area of Bangalore on Monday.
Bengaluru Police on Monday said that the individual in the video of the Dutch traveller Predo Mota has been recognised as one Navab Hayath Sharif, and action has been taken against him under the Karnataka Police Act.
The incident occurred two months ago, according to sources from the Karnataka police, and the vlogger has since left the country.
"Pertaining to this, action has been taken and the concerned person rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated.," the Bengaluru Police tweeted in response to a post with videos that purportedly showed the blogger being harassed.
"Regarding a complaint about misbehaving with foreigner Pedro Mota, a case has been registered against the person Navab Hayath Sharif under Karnataka Police Act Section 92," stated Laxman B. Nimbargi, DCP, West Division, Bengaluru.
Pedro responds with the plea, "Please let me go, sir," in a number of online video clips from the vlog.
Pedro manages to free himself and moves on through the bustling market.
In the video that he captioned "Attacked At The Thieves Market In India," Pedro wrote, "Foreigner traveling in India experiences the thieves market in Bangalore, also known as the Sunday market or chor bazaar. But exploring the area started out on the wrong foot as an angry man attacked me by grabbing and twisting my hand and arm, lunging after me as I tried to escape. After I had some street food, met great local Indian people and haggled for a new buttoned shirt."
Numerous social media users urged the Bengaluru police to take action against the accused shortly after the video went viral.
The incident occurred two months ago, according to sources from the Karnataka police, but the video was uploaded on Sunday.
According to the sources, the police have conducted an investigation and have contacted Pedro Moda, who has stated that he does not recall the date of the incident.
As per them, the accused is an auto driver and a merchant of handed-down shirts and jeans.
He was worried about the possibility that the Youtuber would give the video to police and they would take against him and this incited him to confront the traveler, the sources said.
In the meantime, in December 2022, a YouTuber from South Korea was purportedly badgered by two men on a road in Mumbai while she was live streaming.
Mumbai Police detained two men in connection with the incident after the incident's video went viral.
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