Panaji: Goa Police have arrested three persons from Karnataka in connection with a viral social media video showing a group of men harassing two female foreign tourists in North Goa, officials said on Wednesday.
The video, which circulated widely on social media and was later picked up by television channels, showed a group of men attempting to click photographs with the women and forcing them to pose with their hands on the men’s shoulders.
Considering the sensitivity of the matter and its potential impact on the perception of tourist safety in the state, the Goa Tourist Police filed a complaint along with the video clip. Based on the complaint, Mandrem Police registered an FIR under Sections 126(2) and 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, on November 7.
A special team from Mandrem Police Station launched a massive manhunt and traced the accused to Mysuru and Bengaluru in Karnataka through technical surveillance and local sources.
The arrested persons have been identified as Karthik B.R. (28), B.N. Santhosha (33), and Ravi B.N., all residents of Ravandur Hobli, Piriyapattana Bhogananhalli, Mysuru district, Karnataka.
They were apprehended from their native place by the police team. Officials said the details of the operation were not disclosed earlier to avoid alerting the suspects.
