Now that people can travel again, it’s tempting to go forth and see the world, as we couldn’t do that for 2.5 years.
However, a South Korean woman who went to India was unfortunately harassed while livestreaming on the streets of Mumbai.
Two men were subsequently arrested over the incident.
In a YouTube video caption posted last Thursday (1 Dec), Ms Hyojeong Park, a South Korean YouTube content creator, said she was assaulted in Mumbai.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
The 24-year-old was heading back to her hotel after a night out when two men stopped her.
She was kissed and touched without her consent, but thankfully managed to escape by giving them a fake phone number.
In the video, Ms Park can be seen walking down the busy Mumbai streets while livestreaming when two men on a motorcycle approach her.
It started off as a friendly encounter, with one of the men saying, “I love you” to her.
She responds by saying, “I love you too,” and gives him a fistbump.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
She then walks away.
However, the encounter soon turns sinister when the men approach Ms Park again.
One of them poses for the camera next to her this time, with his arm around her shoulders.
He then moves in to kiss her, to her obvious surprise.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
Shocked, she asks for his age, and he asks for hers, to which she tries to throw him off by replying, “Ichi ni san shi” (Japanese for “one two three four”).
As if the encounter couldn’t get any scarier, the man then grabs Ms Park by the arm.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
He then pulls her towards the motorbike, indicating for her to sit on it.
Of course, she vehemently refuses, wrenching her arm free and waving it, saying she’s scared.
She also tries to make excuses, saying she’s wearing a dress.
The man then puts his arm around her shoulders and kisses her again.
She quickly moves away, saying “no” repeatedly and walks away seemingly still in shock.
Thinking that she’s finally free of them, Ms Park tells the camera it’s time to go home.
However, it’s not over yet — the men catch up with her on their motorbike, seemingly unable to take “no” for an answer.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
This time, she wards them off by telling them her home is nearby, but they still ask for her phone number.
She gives them a fake number and manages to get away again.
Visibly scared now, Ms Park meets another man — but this time, it’s a good Samaritan.
He said he’d been watching the livestream nearby, saw her with the two men, and decided to come over and help.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
When the two men on the motorcycle come over again, he’s seen talking to them.
Source: Mhyochi on YouTube
They then finally depart without further incident.
The incident was reported to the Mumbai Police, who tracked the two men down, reported Al Jazeera.
They were swiftly arrested.
Mumbai Deputy Commissioner of Police Anil Paraskar said the police would carry out further investigations.
However, some netizens have pointed the finger at Ms Park, too.
Comments have said she was “too friendly”, possibly when she first encountered the men and said, “I love you too”.
In response, she said that when she’s making content, people do react by showing interest or engaging with her.
That’s why she said “I love you” back to him — but was still walking back to her hotel, she pointed out.
As for the good Samaritan, Ms Park had a chance to thank him properly.
She took him and another man who helped her post the video out for lunch.
Source: @mhyochi on Twitter
It looks like in Aditya and Atharva, she’s made two new friends who helped her out of the frightening experience.
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Featured image adapted from Mhyochi on YouTube.
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