Namaste! Dutch YouTuber manhandled in Bengaluru while filming & greeting vendor in 'chor bazar'

In the video, it can be seen that as the YouTuber Pedro Mota was recording his experience in the market, suddenly a man grabbed his hand and questioned him for recording a video. Even as the foreign national initially greeted the man by saying namaste and then asked him to let go of his hand, the man pushed him. Soon, Mota hurriedly leaves the spot.

Bengaluru: A Dutch vlogger and YouTuber, who was busy capturing the lives and activities of vendors at the 'chor bazaar' in Bengaluru, alleged being manhandled by a man whom he greeted 'namaste' even after the person grabbed his hand.

Following a complaint from Pedro Mota, who runs a YouTube channel by the name 'Madly Rover', also made the video of the incident viral, police swung into action and arrested the man. Soon after the video became viral, netizens demanded strict punishment for the culprit, who is said to be a local vendor, for his misbehaviour.

In the video, it can be seen that as the YouTuber Pedro Mota was recording his experience in the market, suddenly a man grabbed his hand and questioned him for recording a video. Even as the foreign national initially greeted the man by saying namaste and then asked him to let go of his hand, the man pushed him. Soon, Mota hurriedly leaves the spot.

• Why did that topiwala get rattled & started thrashing a foreign tourist?
  
  Really shameful! pic.twitter.com/FZ2mwNSzQu

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  Why did that topiwala get rattled & started thrashing a foreign tourist?
  
  Really shameful! pic.twitter.com/FZ2mwNSzQu

  — Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) June 12, 2023

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  Why did that topiwala get rattled & started thrashing a foreign tourist?
  
  Really shameful! pic.twitter.com/FZ2mwNSzQu

  — Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) June 12, 2023

• Pertaining to this, action has been taken and the concerned person rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated. https://t.co/EsrOvP4gZ7

  — ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) June 12, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Pertaining to this, action has been taken and the concerned person rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated. https://t.co/EsrOvP4gZ7

  — ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) June 12, 2023

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  Pertaining to this, action has been taken and the concerned person rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated. https://t.co/EsrOvP4gZ7

  — ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) June 12, 2023

Posting the video of the incident on his YouTube channel "Madly Rover" on Monday, Mota wrote, "Foreigner traveling in India experiences the thieves market in Bangalore, also known as the Sunday market or chor bazaar. But exploring the area started out on the wrong foot as an angry man attacked me by grabbing and twisting my hand and arm, lunging after me as I tried to escape. After I had some street food, met great local Indian people and haggled for a new buttoned shirt."

Responding to a tweet seeking action against the guy who misbehaved with Mota, Bengaluru police said, action has been taken and the person concerned rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated. City Police Commissioner B Dayananda tweeted, "It's an old video which has come into circulation now. The person harassing in the video has been identified and traced and action taken. No scope for such high-handedness in Namma Bengaluru against anybody."