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Indian vlogger held in Turkey for sexual remarks; deletes clip, apologises
An Indian content creator was reportedly taken into custody in Turkey following widespread backlash over his alleged offensive comments about Turkish women. Though vlogger Malik SD Khan has deleted all such content from his YouTube channel, the videos are still circulating online. He also allegedly made rape threats in one of the deleted a video was posted on his YouTube, Instagram, and X accounts in which he could be heard apologising to Turkish sincerely apologise from the bottom of my heart. I never intended to hurt or upset anyone. If my words or actions have harmed someone, please know that it was completely unintentional. Knowing that I have hurt people truly makes me very sad," according to a translation of a post on the YouTuber's Instagram account, which was originally in Turkish.
"I have reflected on myself and promise to be much more careful from now on. With respect and love. I truly and sincerely apologise," he added in the one-minute and 49-second video. PUBLIC OUTCRY OVER SEXIST VIDEOS LED TO YOUTUBER'S DETENTIONThe YouTuber, popularly known as "Malik Swashbuckler", caused outrage in Turkey after several videos of him containing sexually explicit and offensive comments about Turkish women surfaced on his channel last one of the videos, he reportedly made a sexual remark about a Turkish woman in Hindi and asked his viewers if he should "rape her that night", reported Turkey-based website, Turkiye though the videos were in Hindi and were not understood by the locals, Turkish social media users flagged the videos, sparking widespread public outrage in Turkey. People on the internet sought legal action against the YouTuber. Subsequently, he was detained by Turkish authorities, according to a report in Trkiye Today published on May ALSO USED ABUSIVE LANGUAGE FOR TURKISH SHOPKEEPERIn several clips shared on social media, the Indian tourist was heard using offensive language. In one video, he was seen objectifying a Turkish woman, using derogatory terms to refer to another video, he was seen entering a shop and angrily asking why there was no Indian flag on display, while also using abusive language towards the controversy arises against the backdrop of Turkey's boycott calls in India due to Ankara's military support to Islamabad during the recent military conflict with India following the Pahalgam terror far, Turkish authorities have not issued any official statement regarding the YouTuber's arrest or the status of the investigation.
