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Bali local chokes tourist unconscious for allegedly molesting women
The shirtless tourist could be seen turning red before passing out.
April 01, 2026, 03:03 PM
A local in Bali choked a Russian tourist unconscious for allegedly touching women inappropriately.
In a video posted to Instagram, a Balinese fighter and gym owner Belda Brig Sando was seen on the ground holding the tourist in a chokehold, surrounded by other locals.
The shirtless tourist could be seen turning red before being choked out.
In the caption of the video, Belda alleged: "The guy was drunk — touching people, walking in the middle of the road, stopping strangers and even slapping heads like it’s normal".
He added: "No one said anything until he touched one of my friends. That’s when I stepped in, and it turned into a fight."
"What I did may not have been right, and for that I apologise. I’m human – sometimes emotions take over. But I didn’t start it. He crossed the line first," the caption added.
Choked out
In a separate video, Belda apologised and explained himself, saying the incident occurred at around 12:30am on Mar. 30 after Uluwatu Fight Night.
In the original video, as the tourist passed out, Belda said, "Respect locals", and asked bystanders to film him.
He said: "Look, this is one of the bule drunk, touching the girls and having no respect".
A bystander repeated "he's out" and tapped on Belda to let the tourist go
Belda said, "Don't touch the girl like that", as he and another local grabbed hold of the tourist.
Belda said: "If you're filming it, I'm not fight[ing] for nothing. Respect the locals. Bali is safe. Bali people are nice. You can do whatever you want in Bali, but respect [our] locals."
"If I punch you. I can finish you, but I choke you till you understand," he added.
Confronted man
Belda asked the man where he was from, to which the man replied Russia.
He said: “Are you from Russia? [There’s] many Russian people doing s**t here, don’t be one of them.”
Belda said, "Do not touch the girl like that, got it?"
The man regained consciousness and said, "I got it".
Belda extended a hand to the man, who asked who did he allegedly touch.
Belda said, "Who? Don’t say who. Everybody already saw it. You’re drunk, Bali is nice, but if you’re not nice, we can smash you here."
The men continued to argue before the clip ended with Belda saying, "You're drunk, just shut up and go back home".
Top photo from belda_brig_sando/Instagram
