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The Japanese tourist left yesterday for Bangladesh Three people have been arrested in connection with the harassment and abuse of a Japanese woman in Delhi on Holi Day, police said today. Police said the young tourist was staying in Paharganj, central Delhi, and that the three defendants, one of whom is a minor, are also from the same area.
The girl has not filed a complaint so far and left for Bangladesh yesterday, they added.
"The girl tweeted that she had arrived in Bangladesh and was physically and mentally fit," police said in a statement.
A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, has sparked outrage and calls for strong action.
In the video, the men are seen grabbing her and staining her with color amid chants of "Holi Hai."
A boy is also seen breaking an egg on his head. She slaps a man who tries to stop her before she finally manages to walk away, as seen in the video.
By the end of her ordeal, the woman was drenched and almost unrecognizable.
The defendants were identified through local intelligence and an investigation is underway, authorities said, adding that they were in contact with the Japanese embassy.
