Dhaka, April 16 -- Police have arrested an elderly man who was caught on video allegedly harassing a young woman in an auto-rickshaw, a video that quickly went viral on social media.

The arrest was confirmed in a Facebook post by Bangladesh Police on Wednesday (April 16), stating that action had been taken following the circulation of the disturbing footage.

The incident came to light after Ayesha Siddika, a student of Siddheswari Girls' College, shared two videos on her personal Facebook page on Monday (April 14).

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In the clips, an elderly man sitting across from her in an auto-rickshaw is seen making repeated inappropriate gestures towards her.

Ayesha explained that...