New Delhi: A nearly three-year-old video showing an Israeli woman being allegedly harassed by a group of men at Rajasthan’s Kishangarh dumping yard has now led to the arrest of four people in Ajmer. The video resurfaced on social media in recent days and prompted the Ajmer police to identify the men seen in the footage.
Tourist thanks Rajasthan Police
The Ajmer police took note of the video after it started circulating on social media once again. The police began working to identify the people seen in the video through technical resources and local information. Four men were subsequently arrested. They have been identified as Mohammad Furkhan, Mohammad Anees, Farhan and Afsar Ali. As the video resurfaced, a special team under the direction of Inspector General Dr Ravi and Ajmer Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agarwala. It worked under the leadership of Station House Officer Anil Sharma. Investigators used technical resources and information from local sources to identify the men appearing in the video. The police then arrested the four accused in connection with the incident. The police action came without waiting for a formal complaint from the tourist. Officials took up the matter after the video was brought to their attention on social media. After the arrests, Kovo thanked the Rajasthan Police for acting on the viral video. She specifically thanked SP Agarwala and the Gandhi Nagar police team for taking action.
The video is around three years old, according to the police. The accused told investigators that they had gone to the dumping yard at the time when the video was recorded. The Ajmer police said that the investigation into the footage was carried out to establish the identities of those involved and take legal action.
