Fact Check: Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa was not harassed by locals during her vacation in Rajasthan
Grammy award-winning artist Dua Lipa is a singer, model, and entrepreneur hailing from London, UK. The pop queen had a vacation in India with her family members when she visited places in Rajasthan and New Delhi.
Dua Lipa
Grammy award-winning artist Dua Lipa is a singer, model, and entrepreneur hailing from London, UK. The pop queen had a vacation in India with her family members when she visited places in Rajasthan and New Delhi.
Meanwhile, an image is in circulation with the claim that Dua Lipa was sexually harassed by some men during her visit to Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Locals had to escort her to safety. This post is shared with the implication that there is no safety for women in India.
The caption shared with the post reads: "India remains the most dangerous country for women. Singer #DuaLipa was sexually harassed by some men in Jaipur Rajasthan."
Another caption shared says: “Pajeets sexually harassed Dua Lipa in India. Safest country for women saars!"
Fact Check:
The claim is False. The UK singer was not sexually harassed during her visit to Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
When searched for articles about the incident, we did not find any negative results about her vacation.
We searched using the keywords Dua Lipa in India and found a few articles about the pop star touring in Rajasthan. According to an article in www.latestly.com, she was seen in the streets in Rajasthan and enjoying her time as the locals failed to recognize her. Given the huge influx of tourists in Rajasthan, locals were unaware of her celebrity status. She was seen along with a few other people in a market area.
India Today also published an article stating that a video from Rajasthan featuring Dua Lipa has gone viral across social media platforms. The clip shows the singer casually strolling around in a marketplace, seemingly unnoticed by the public despite her global star status. The article shares
a video that shows the artist strolling in a marketplace without any disturbance.
Hence, the claim that UK pop singer Dua Lipa was sexually harassed in Rajasthan is False.