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‘Second-hand harassment’: Indian man pesters Korean women for hug, calls it his ‘dream’; video sparks outrage

After the man persists with his request, one of the women gives him a hug, seemingly to get over the situation quickly.

In the video shared by a vlogger, Jay, a man approaches two Korean women taking a stroll at a tourist spot, and shares his “dream” of hugging them (Image source: @jaystreazy/Instagram)

India has long been criticised over women’s safety, even as several incidents of local residents and tourists being sexually harassed continue to be reported. Now, a video showing an Indian man making Korean tourists uncomfortable with an unusual request has sparked outrage on social media.

In the video shared by a vlogger, Jay, a man approaches two Korean women taking a stroll at a tourist spot, and shares his “dream” of hugging them. He asks one of them for a fist bump while recording the moment. After he persists with his request, one of the women moves forward and hugs him, seemingly to get over the situation quickly. “Wow, I love you,” the man in question says after hugging the woman. “I love you too,” the agitated woman reacts.

“Indian Local Meets Korean Girls,” the caption read.

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The video, shared on August 29, went viral recently, triggering an outburst in the comments section. “That hug was his way too touch that women,” a user wrote. “Maintain distance from this types of people’s in india,” another commented.

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“They will send the video to their WhatsApp group,and stated they got new gf from korea,” a third user reacted. “This is second-hand harassment. There is always some truth to the stereotypes,” a fourth user said.

In July, a video of a South Korean travel vlogger, Kimsy, being harassed by Indians, sparked outrage. In the viral clip, among other incidents, two boys were seen approaching her for a selfie which she politely declined. The situation then escalated after one of them pushed the other towards Kimsy, making her uncomfortable. Later in the video, she confessed that she hated India.