A case has been registered towards 4 unidentified youths after a video of them deceptive a New Zealand vacationer into uttering abusive and obscene phrases in Marathi went viral on social media, prompting widespread outrage. The incident reportedly occurred on the standard Sinhagad Fort close to Pune, the place the unsuspecting vacationer encountered the group.

In line with the Haveli police, the accused – believed to be residents of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra – engaged the overseas nationwide in a seemingly pleasant dialog. Making the most of his unfamiliarity with the native language, they coaxed him into repeating Marathi swear phrases and offensive phrases whereas recording the alternate.

Within the video that surfaced, the locals could be seen laughing and educating the New Zealand nationwide to say abusive phrases in Marathi. Telling him that the phrases meant “hey”, they tricked the vacationer into repeating them in entrance of one other native, all whereas persevering with to document and mock him.

The video, as soon as posted on-line, rapidly drew sharp criticism from viewers who condemned the prank as disrespectful and culturally insensitive. In response to the general public backlash, the Haveli police took suo motu cognisance of the video and filed an FIR towards the unidentified people.

The case has been registered beneath sections 302 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which relate to deliberately wounding non secular emotions and deliberately insulting somebody to impress a breach of peace, respectively. An investigation is underway to determine and detain the culprits.

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