<p>A French woman has been arrested for making a video of herself naked on a holy bridge in the Indian city of Rishikesh, police said Saturday.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old now faces charges under India's internet law with a maximum sentence of three years jail if found guilty.</p>.<p>She was detained Thursday after posting footage of herself on the Lakshman Jhula, a footbridge over the Ganges river made famous by the Beatles in the 1960s and which remains a draw for backpackers and yoga practitioners.</p>.<p>"Maybe in France these things are not considered objectionable," R.K. Saklani, head of the police station where the woman was taken, told AFP.</p>.<p>"But Rishikesh is a holy place and the Lakshman Jhula is the place where (Hindu gods) Ram, his brother Lakshman and wife Sita crossed the Ganges."</p>.<p>Police only identified the woman by her first name Marie-Helene and said she had been in Rishikesh since March, just before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was introduced.</p>.<p>"She told us she sells bead necklaces online and the shoot was aimed at promoting her business," Saklani said.</p>.<p>Apart from the video on the bridge, the French woman had also taken naked pictures inside a hotel room Saklani added.</p>.<p>Police were alerted after the footage and photos were posted on social media.</p>.<p>The woman has been released on bail and the case could take months to complete, the officer said. Her mobile phone has been seized as part of the investigation.</p>
<p>A French woman has been arrested for making a video of herself naked on a holy bridge in the Indian city of Rishikesh, police said Saturday.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old now faces charges under India's internet law with a maximum sentence of three years jail if found guilty.</p>.<p>She was detained Thursday after posting footage of herself on the Lakshman Jhula, a footbridge over the Ganges river made famous by the Beatles in the 1960s and which remains a draw for backpackers and yoga practitioners.</p>.<p>"Maybe in France these things are not considered objectionable," R.K. Saklani, head of the police station where the woman was taken, told AFP.</p>.<p>"But Rishikesh is a holy place and the Lakshman Jhula is the place where (Hindu gods) Ram, his brother Lakshman and wife Sita crossed the Ganges."</p>.<p>Police only identified the woman by her first name Marie-Helene and said she had been in Rishikesh since March, just before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was introduced.</p>.<p>"She told us she sells bead necklaces online and the shoot was aimed at promoting her business," Saklani said.</p>.<p>Apart from the video on the bridge, the French woman had also taken naked pictures inside a hotel room Saklani added.</p>.<p>Police were alerted after the footage and photos were posted on social media.</p>.<p>The woman has been released on bail and the case could take months to complete, the officer said. Her mobile phone has been seized as part of the investigation.</p>