A French woman arrested for allegedly making a video of herself without clothes on Rishikesh-s Lakshman Jhula - nearly a century-old suspension footbridge over the river Ganga, apologised Sunday, but denied being completely naked and said she carried out the stunt to bring attention to sexual harassment.

Police said Saturday that the 27-year-old -- identified as Marie-Helene -- faced charges under the internet laws after posting footage of herself on the Lakshman Jhula, made famous by the Beatles in the 1960s and which remains a draw for backpackers and yoga practitioners.