Mumbai police nab two for hounding South Korean girl

The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested two youth for harassing and attempting to molest a South Korean national in the suburban Khar area, officials said here.The incident occurred just before midnight on Tuesday — four days after two men had stalk-chased two minor schoolgirls in Andheri West on Saturday — came to light after a video showing the foreig national being pursued and pestered went viral on Wednesday.Senior Inspector posted at Khar police station, Mohan Mane, said that they contacted the girl, but she was not in a position to give a statement after which the police lodged a suo moto complaint and the Nirbhaya Squad swung into action.”We have arrested two persons — Mobeen Chand M. Shaikh (19) and M. Naquib Sadrealam Ansari (21) — and booked them under the relevant sections of IPC,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anil Paraskar, said in a statement on Thursday.Later, the victim also tweeted how a person was harassing here even she tried her best not to escalate the situation and leave the area as he was with one of his friends.She said some people found her too friendly and got engaged in conversation, making her think twice about streaming. She later provided her contact details to the police to help them.