Uttarakhand woman 'somehow escaped' harassment late at night, shares video
Screen grab of video shared on X
A distressing video from Uttarakhand was posted on social media platform X Wednesday afternoon, in which a group of men are seen harassing two women late at night. The one-minute video shared on social media is from the area near Sacred Heart School in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani.
The video shows two women in their vehicle being chased by a group of men in a black Mahindra Scorpio. The incident took place on what seems to be a quiet side street (identified as Mukhani Road in the hill town by Prachi Joshi, who posted the video on X).
Then a second car, a Hyundau Nios i20, speeds into view from the right side. Two men are perched on the front doors; only one leg is inside the car as they sit on the doors. The two are shouting abusive comments at the women.
"Just tonight I was coming back with my female friend from a movie and suddenly two cars, full of 10 men, tried to block our way...." Joshi, who shared the video, wrote in the X post. The woman later limited the views on her post.
"This happened straight for 25 minutes," she further detailed the horror.
“The black Scorpio (with temporary registration T0724UK4618C) was ahead of us... they tried to stop us from passing by opening their doors. The white Nios i20 (UK-04-AK-1928) was behind blocking us so we couldn't run away. The first time it happened we escaped..."
"The second time they blocked us completely by opening all car doors but luckily a man on a scooter appeared... he tried to pass them which gave us a chance to escape. We somehow managed to run from there but just after a few minutes they again tried to do the same (thing)."
Joshi also tagged Uttarakhand Police and expressed her anger at the failure of police to ensure the safety and security of women, even as the country is up in arms over the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
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"Is this how peace and security are being maintained in the city? Why is hooliganism increasing in the city @uttarakhandcops that you'll take strict action against this matter because somehow this is related to safety and security of the women residing in Haldwani," Joshi further wrote in her post.
Prahlad Narayan Meena, SSP Nainital, took immediate cognizance of the viral video of the vehicle chasing girls in Haldwani city last night and an FIR has been registered. The youth riding in the vehicles have been caught by the police.
(With inputs from agencies)