On goodwill visit to S Korea, 2 Indian Navy men grope woman

[Zarvan]

Indian Navy’s INS Sahyadri.

A goodwill visit by an Indian warship to South Korea’s Incheon port aimed at strengthening military ties ended up causing deep embarrassment to the Indian Navy after two of its sailors were accused of sexual harassment by a local woman. The groping incident is said to have taken place at a convenience store on the night of October 23, the very same day stealth frigate INS Sahyadri anchored at the port, casting a shadow on the five-day visit.

There were some tense moments at the Indian embassy in Seoul and on the warship — commanded by Captain Kunal Singh Rajkumar — after the Incheon police launched an investigation on the basis of the woman’s complaint about inappropriate behaviour from the sailors. Indian officials cooperated with the investigation but there were fears that the scandal could cut short the visit to the deeply conservative country.

The matter was resolved on October 25 only after officials from the Indian embassy and the warship extended “sincerest apologies and deep regrets” to the complainant and her family, allowing the warship’s visit to continue on its “agreed agenda”.

A senior officer said the navy would get to the bottom of the matter and initiate strict disciplinary action after the warship returned.

The vessel, which left Incheon on Tuesday, is on an operational deployment to Northwest Pacific region and South China Sea in line with India’s Act East policy.

Describing the incident as “unfortunate,” the Indian mission said in a statement that neither the Indian Navy nor the Indian government would tolerate such conduct under any circumstances. “Any infringement of conduct codes will be dealt in accordance with the most stringent provision of the Indian Navy law,” the statement said, adding the Indian mission learnt of the incident with “great dismay.”

The embassy stressed that the incident would not be allowed to “dampen the goodwill” between the two countries. South Korea is slowly finding its feet in the Indian defence market - Samsung Techwin, in partnership with Larsen & Toubro, recently won a Rs 4,875 crore order to supply howitzers to the Indian Army.

Also, South Korean yard Kangnam Corporation is competing with global firms for a possible collaboration with Goa Shipyard Limited to build 12 minesweepers in India at a cost of Rs 32,000 crore. The Korean navy will take part in an international fleet review being staged by India off the Vizag coast in February.

On goodwill visit to S Korea, 2 Indian Navy men grope woman | india | Hindustan Times

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[Styx]

I'll bet it wasn't anything serious

 

[Rajkumar]

Indians need to understand eastern gals are not white and convenience store is not the place for flirting. Bars are .

Probably they were out of the country first time, little over excited and little over aggressive in approach.

 

[third eye]

I'll bet it wasn't anything serious

Well, it hardly matters if it were serious or not.

The fact that it happened is bad enough. I am sure these sailors will be made an example of when they return.

 

[Roybot]

Indians need to understand eastern gals are not white and convenience store is not the place for flirting. Bars are .

Probably they were out of the country first time, little over excited and little over aggressive in approach.

That's a pretty racist thing to say. No girl likes to be groped, white or not.

 

[Styx]

Well, it hardly matters if it were serious or not.

The fact that it happened is bad enough. I am sure these sailors will be made an example of when they return.

I'm sure they'll find a few inventive ways to punish them too, but this sure sounds like something the younger crew might have got up to, hope it's not a senior officer.

 

[Areesh]

As I said on another thread. Tharak. Something very hard to control for Indians.

 

[third eye]

I'm sure they'll find a few inventive ways to punish them too, but this sure sounds like something the younger crew might have got up to, hope it's not a senior officer.

They dont need new or inventive ways to punish people in uniform.

The book has it all & shall be thrown at them at their home port.

 

[raj76]

As I said on another thread. Tharak. Something very hard to control for Indians.

yea i agree tharak should be limited to girls not for bachabazi

 

[Areesh]

yea i agree tharak should be limited to girls not for bachabazi

More than 90% acquitted in child abuse cases - The Times of India

 

[raj76]

More than 90% acquitted in child abuse cases - The Times of India

but then again its not our national sports

 

[nair]

This is embarrassing, not only for the Navy but for the nation......

 

[Star Wars]

More than 90% acquitted in child abuse cases - The Times of India

Did you actually read the article or did you try to deliberately make yourself look stupid

 

[Areesh]

but then again its not our national sports

Yes it is rape that is your national sport.

Did you actually read the article or did you try to deliberately make yourself look stupid

Yeah I have read it.. Child abuse is a major issue in India just like in Pakistan. However we can control our tharak on such official goodwill visits which poor Indians can't.

 

[Rajkumar]

That's a pretty racist thing to say. No girl likes to be groped, white or not.

ok, lets set up the prism in your mind through which i am a evil yindoo endian baniya which is biggest racist on this earth.
Now that is established, I would like to clarify my self like a politician who made a 'inappropriate' statement earlier.

I was referring to cultural difference between east and west. Light flirting is not taken as offensive move in west where as person can be beaten by 'mob' in east by doing the same thing . Wont you agree on that ? Getting physical is unacceptable in the name of flirting any where in the world unless gets a go ahead. Convenient Store is certainly not a place for later in any condition.

If real physical groping was involved then they certainly deserves more punishment then a civilian. It will be lesson to all men in uniform because they are representing a country at that point.