New Delhi (Sputnik) — Indian police are on the lookout for a man who shot to fame after a video showed him "prank kissing" many unsuspecting women went viral on Youtube and social media sites. The person named Sumit Verma has a channel named "Crazy Sumit" on You Tube where he often uploads videos of himself playing pranks on passersby and has 154,306 subscribers.
#BREAKING: Delhi Police Investigating ‘Crazy Sumit’ Youtuber Over Prank Molesting Video. #DilHaiHindustani pic.twitter.com/g82yBTP4AM
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 7, 2017
However, the trickster was at the receiving end of a backlash as he was accused of outraging a woman’s modesty with his dreadful prank. The You-Tuber was schooled by people on social media.
#crazySumit: u are d disgusting example of how Indian men need 2 b taught how 2 treat women and not d other way around #KeepItInYourPants
— pia (@psychology_work) January 9, 2017
Fearing persecution Sumit posted a "sorry video" and later deleted all his videos.
"I never knew the kissing and running prank will go so viral and have such a bad impact. I really apologize, never wanted to hurt anyone. It was just shot for entertainment purposes. I respect women and I would never do anything like that again," Sumit pleaded in a video message.
The media backlash forced Delhi Police to take cognizance of the videos. Police are likely to file a case under Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code.
