Man held for sexual harassment of foreign vlogger during pooram

Updated - May 15, 2024 10:08 pm IST

Published - May 15, 2024 08:50 pm IST - Thrissur

A 58-year-old man of Alathur has been arrested for the alleged sexual harassment of a foreign vlogger during the Thrissur Pooram.

Suresh, alias Madhu, of Alathur, who was arrested by the Alathur police, was handed over to the Thrissur East police.

An American-English travel vlogger couple, in a recent video shared on their Instagram account, alleged that they faced sexual harassment at the Thrissur Pooram venue.

The couple, who have been featuring a series of travel stories about Kerala on their Instagram account, documented the annoying experience during the Thrissur Pooram.

The police initiated an investigation on the basis of the Instagram video.

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