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UP Tourist Forced to Apologise After Filming Women at Meghalaya Waterfall
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:00
UP Tourist Forced to Apologise After Filming Women at Meghalaya Waterfall
- •A tourist from Uttar Pradesh was caught filming women from Assam bathing at Mawsawa Falls in Meghalaya on October 4.
- •The victim discovered around nine to 10 photographs and zoomed-in videos of them on the man's phone after confronting him.
- •Viral videos of the incident show the tourist kneeling, folding his hands, and touching the women's feet to apologise.
- •The women chose not to file a police complaint after the man admitted his mistake and promised not to repeat it.
- •The victims also alleged that other tourists at the location questioned them about their clothing rather than addressing the privacy violation.
Key Questions Answered
A tourist from Uttar Pradesh was confronted by a group of women from Assam after he was allegedly caught secretly filming them while they were bathing at Mawsawa Falls on October 4. After checking his phone and finding multiple zoomed-in photos and videos, the women forced him to apologise.
No, the women did not file a formal police complaint because the tourist knelt, folded his hands, touched their feet, and issued a sincere apology while promising never to repeat the mistake.
Mawsawa Falls is situated to the west of Sohra town in Meghalaya, approximately 65 kilometers away from the state capital of Shillong.
