Outrage in India after video shows woman tourist being groped in Delhi during Hindu festival


The video, which went viral on Twitter, shows a young Japanese woman being shoved around and groped by a group of men and boys in New Delhi during Holi. PHOTOS: SCREENGRAB FROM @SRAJ101/TWITTER via The Straits Times/ANN

NEW DELHI, March 12 (The Straits Times/ANN): For at least 24 seconds, a rowdy mob of men and boys groped, shoved and humiliated a petite Japanese tourist on a street in New Delhi, on a day meant to mark Holi – the Hindu festival of colours and love.

A video of the incident, now viral on Twitter, is sparking outrage in India.

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