Five youths molested a Japanese female tourist in Jaipur’s Amer area. She had gone to visit the hills around Jaigarh Fort. On the basis of CCTV footage, the police has intensified the search for the accused. Finding her alone on the hill, they surrounded her and performed obscene acts with her. SHO Gautam Dotasara of Amer police station said that the woman—who had come from Japan to visit Rajasthan—had reached Jaigarh Palace around 8:00 am on Sunday morning. She was going towards the Ganesh temple located near the palace, when five boys stopped her after seeing a deserted place on the way. After this the accused started doing obscene acts and molesting the foreign woman.
When the woman raised an alarm, the accused ran away. The woman, showing great courage, started screaming and ran to a security guard posted nearby. Seeing the foreign woman in distress, the guard immediately informed the police. Hearing the screams of the woman and seeing the guard coming towards them, the five accused fled from the spot. Suspicious seen in CCTV: This woman had come from Japan just 2-3 days ago to visit Rajasthan. In the footage captured in a local CCTV camera, the police have seen five youths doing suspicious activities while coming down the hill. Based on their behavior, the records of local miscreants and tour guides are currently being scrutinized.
SHO Gautam Dotasara said, “A case has been registered based on the woman’s complaint. The accused will be arrested soon.” In another incident in Jaipur, a mob pulled a foreign woman and put their hands around her neck on the pretext of taking a selfie. About nine days ago, a video had surfaced in Jaipur, which showed another case of misbehavior with a foreign woman. On the pretext of taking a selfie, a group of youths put their hands around the woman’s neck and pulled her towards them.
The youth made a video of this incident and shared it on social media. Brahmapuri police station was actively investigating the matter. In the video, obscene acts were shown with the foreign woman on the sail of Jal Mahal. A young man who touched foreign women and made obscene comments: About two years ago, the police in Jaipur arrested a young man for touching foreign women, using obscene language and making obscene comments. Police investigation revealed that the accused Vinod Meena (18)—son of Badri Narayan Meena—habitually harasses female tourists by touching them indecently.
He also used to put pressure on the tourists to buy goods only from the shops recommended by him. Police have registered an FIR against the accused under molestation, IT Act and Rajasthan Tourism Trade Act. Eight months ago a foreign female tourist was raped in Bikaner; This incident took place inside a hotel in the city. This incident is about eight months old. A written complaint was lodged at Bichwal police station regarding the incident which took place in Lalgarh area. After this, the police detained a young man from the hotel, who was working there as an event manager. (Read the full story)
In a separate incident at a hotel in Jaipur, a foreign woman was molested by a man who posed as a tourist guide. This case of molestation of an Australian woman who had come to visit Jaipur is almost three years old. The young man was roaming with the woman posing as a tourist guide; But as soon as he got the chance, he started molesting the woman. When the woman protested, he tried to force herself. Eventually, the woman somehow managed to reach a safe place and then lodged a case at the Sadar police station. In another incident in Jaipur, an auto-rickshaw driver forced a foreign woman to abuse her; The woman made a video of the incident and later posted it on her social media account.