Mumbai, February 27 A woman traveler from a foreign country shared a disturbing experience on social media, posting a video of two men constantly following her on a street in Mumbai and asking for photos with her despite her persistent refusal, prompting the police to file a stalking case against the duo.
The incident took place in south Mumbai during the daytime, a police official said on Friday, without giving details of its exact time and location.
The woman, identified as Ines Faria, is a YouTuber who has been traveling in India for the past two months.
In the video she posted on Instagram, two men can be seen persistently following her and asking for photos with her. They continued to follow her for nearly 15 minutes even as she repeatedly declined.
The police official said the two men followed her and kept asking for photographs with her despite her refusal.
Although the faces of the two men have been captured in the video, their exact identity is yet to be ascertained, the police said.
In a note posted along with the video on the Instagram page, Faria wrote, "This was the first time something like this happened to me in India, and I have been here for two months now. Most of my experience has been beautiful, kind, and welcoming. But this day was different."
"They kept following us, asking for photos even after I said no multiple times. I did not feel comfortable, and they were very insistent. They followed us for over 15 minutes, and it started to feel really overwhelming. At some point, I had to physically push them away just to create space. Just a reminder that "no" is a complete sentence," she said.
The case against the duo was registered at the Agripada police station under sections 354 (stalking) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and no arrests have been made so far.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Satyanarayan Chowdhary said the local police and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 3) have launched an investigation.
"They are already on the job. Proper legal action will be taken," he said.
Police are currently trying to trace the accused.