NEW DELHI: Police on Saturday started investigation to identify the man who allegedly shot a video of a boy trying to kiss girls on the roads of Delhi. The “prank” video, which went viral in social media websites, showed a youth trying to kiss girls randomly in the Delhi streets and then running away. The video was apparently shot in the popular Connaught Place area and uploaded on the video-sharing website by the young man via his Youtube channel ‘The Crazy Sumit’.
“The video has come to Delhi Police’s notice through media. We have started the initial inquiry. This obscene video is available on Facebook and Youtube links and we are probing this,” said Dependra Pathak, Delhi Police spokesperson and joint commissioner of police.
The video has been taken down after widespread criticism on social media and its technical aspects such as details of service providers and criminal liability are being examined. “This kind of sexual perversion on social media is for getting likes, online publicity and maybe some money,” he said.
The youth who made the videos has been active on Youtube since 2015 and keeps posting “prank” videos. Following the backlash on the social media over his “kissing and running” video, he has issued an apology through another video post. “We are analysing the contents of the apology,” the officer added.
Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said, “Its perversion, not humour. FIR should be filed immediately and strict action should be taken by the police. His apology is of no consequence, for it’s an act of violence.”