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Parkour athlete arrested after rooftop kiss in Iran

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Published : May 28, 2020, 1:55 PM IST

Alireza Japalaghy, a Tehran-based parkour athlete with a huge number of fan following on social media, was arrested recently to what the police said was committing vulgar acts. Japalaghy posted a series of photos and videos last week showing him with an unidentified woman in revealing outfits kissing.

Alireza Japalaghy
Alireza Japalaghy

Tehran: Police arrested a parkour athlete for committing "vulgar acts" after he posted photos online of himself kissing a woman on rooftops.

"This individual has been arrested by Tehran's cyber police, the capital's police chief Hossein Rahimi told to semi-official news agency ISNA.

"We are against this individual and his companion's norm-breaking and vulgar behaviour and the police and the judiciary will certainly deal with them," he added, without naming the person who was arrested.

Alireza Japalaghy is a Tehran-based parkour athlete with a huge number of fan following on social media.

Japalaghy posted a series of photos and videos last week showing him with an unidentified woman in revealing outfits kissing.

In an Instagram video on Monday, he said he had received suspicious calls telling him to turn himself in or be arrested publicly.

According to police chief Rahimi, while Alireza had been arrested from his home last Monday, the woman in Japalaghy's photos was taken into custody on Thursday.

Under the Islamic dress code, women can only show their faces, hands and feet in public. They are supposed to wear only modest colours.

Their detention was widely criticised on social media.

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Tehran: Police arrested a parkour athlete for committing "vulgar acts" after he posted photos online of himself kissing a woman on rooftops.

"This individual has been arrested by Tehran's cyber police, the capital's police chief Hossein Rahimi told to semi-official news agency ISNA.

"We are against this individual and his companion's norm-breaking and vulgar behaviour and the police and the judiciary will certainly deal with them," he added, without naming the person who was arrested.

Alireza Japalaghy is a Tehran-based parkour athlete with a huge number of fan following on social media.

Japalaghy posted a series of photos and videos last week showing him with an unidentified woman in revealing outfits kissing.

In an Instagram video on Monday, he said he had received suspicious calls telling him to turn himself in or be arrested publicly.

According to police chief Rahimi, while Alireza had been arrested from his home last Monday, the woman in Japalaghy's photos was taken into custody on Thursday.

Under the Islamic dress code, women can only show their faces, hands and feet in public. They are supposed to wear only modest colours.

Their detention was widely criticised on social media.

Read | US calls for UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong

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