'I need to get away': Korean YouTuber harassed

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'I need to get away': Korean YouTuber harassed

Published: 21 Dec. 2023, 13:25 Updated: 21 Dec. 2023, 15:07

KIM JU-YEON
kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr

A man can be seen inappropriately hugging YouTuber Kelly in her video. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Indian police have caught a man who was seen sexually harassing a Korean YouTuber in a viral video.

Travel vlogger Kelly had uploaded a video of herself strolling through a market in Ravet, which is on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, to her YouTube channel on Dec. 12.

In the footage, Kelly was seen interacting with locals, addressing them with the Hindu greeting “Namaste,” and trying the food, when a man forcefully grabbed her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders and neck.

The man put his arms around her, pressed his body onto her and posed for the camera while kneading her shoulders.

Another man in the video can be heard saying “Don’t stand so far. Hold her like this,” according to translations by the news outlet Indian Express.

“I need to get away from here. They must like hugging. I don’t know why they’re being like this,” Kelly said as she attempted to get away.

The video was shared widely on social media and has garnered more than 1 million views as of Thursday. Users called on Indian police to take legal action against the man.

“When the incident was brought to our notice, we launched a probe. We have detained the suspect today and are in the process of registering an FIR against him,” the police told Indian Express.

BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]