Four arrested in Rajasthan over alleged harassment of Israeli tourist

Police in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district have arrested four men after a video allegedly showing them making obscene and objectionable remarks at an Israeli tourist circulated widely on social media. Ajmer Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agrawala said the woman had visited the Kishangarh dumping yard, described by police as a tourist spot, and was recording a video when some youths allegedly directed the comments at her. The woman uploaded the recording to social media.

After it went viral, police took suo motu cognisance of the incident and formed a special team, Agrawala said. Police said the suspects were identified with the help of technical and intelligence inputs. They were subsequently arrested and are being questioned about the incident.

The arrested men were identified as Mohammad Farhan, 25; Mohammad Asim, 21; Farhan, 24; and Akhtar Ali, 22. All four are residents of the Ramner Road area, according to police. The supplied material does not specify the legal provisions under which the arrests were made, whether the tourist filed a formal complaint or whether the suspects have been charged in court.

It also does not report any physical assault or injury. The account centres on the alleged verbal remarks captured in the video and the police action that followed its circulation online. The case comes after police viewed the footage and acted on their own initiative, according to the superintendent.

Further details of the questioning or any subsequent court proceedings were not provided in the report.