• Source:JND
HighLights
  1. Indian man Pravna Bhatt held in the UK for alleged child assault.
  2. Confronted by vigilante group; viral video shows him begging.
  3. Bhatt admitted wrongdoing, on UK post-study work visa.

An Indian man has been held in the UK for an alleged attempt to sexually assault a 14-year-old British girl. The accused, identified as 27-year-old Pravna Bhatt, has gone viral on social media following footage emerging online of him being confronted by a UK-based community vigilante group in the UK for allegedly trying to sexually groom a child.

In the video, Bhatt can be seen begging people who claimed to be "British patriots" after a series of online messages between him and an individual he believed to be an underage girl. 

VIDEO:

Bhatt begged for leniency

During the altercation with the vigilante group, he admitted his wrongdoings to those confronting him, begging them not to involve the authorities. "This is the first time I have done this, and it will be the last time. Please give me a last chance. I'm really sorry," he said.

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Bhatt had reportedly come to the United Kingdom 3 years ago on a student visa, completed his course at the University of Leeds, and is currently in the UK on a post-study work visa.

Key Revelations During Altercation

The footage showed that Bhatt had admitted to sending sexual messages, despite knowing the individual was 14. Once he had discovered her age, he allegedly sent her "I'll go to jail", accompanied by crying laughing emojis.

Although he knew that his behaviour was unlawful, he had allegedly continued his conversation with the girl in which he reportedly said that she could "sneak" into see him to "make love" and then proceeded to send the child an explicit video of himself. In the conversation, he subsequently asked the girl if she would be able to borrow money for a hotel.

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This has been the latest of a string of similar high-profile cases involving foreign students being targeted in online sting operations by vigilante groups in the UK. 

Back in January this year, another similar video went viral on social media, capturing an Indian student being caught red-handed in Coventry in the United Kingdom on suspicion of attempting to digitally groom a minor just 3 months after landing in Britain: the student in question was named as Gureet Jeetesh.

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