As the women tried to continue on their way, a second car, a Hyundai Nios i20, sped into view from the right. Two men perched dangerously on the car doors and shouted abusive comments at the women.
Prachi Joshi, who posted the video quoted, “This Video is shared by Female from Haldwani.”
“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….” She detailed that the harassment lasted for 25 minutes.
According to the tweet, the black Scorpio, with a temporary registration number, was ahead of the women, while the white Nios i20 blocked their escape from behind. The men attempted to stop them by opening their car doors to prevent them from passing.
Fortunately, the first time it happened, they managed to escape. However, the men pursued them and blocked them again, but a man on a scooter appeared, distracting the harassers long enough for the women to escape once more.
In her post, Joshi tagged the Uttarakhand Police, criticising them for failing to ensure the safety of women in the city. She questioned the increasing “hooliganism” in Haldwani and urged the police to take strict action against the men involved. “This is related to the safety and security of the women residing in Haldwani…” she wrote.
The police have yet to respond publicly to Joshi’s complaint. The video was posted online just hours before President Droupadi Murmu made a heartfelt appeal to the nation, calling for the safety and security of women stating “Enough is enough”.
President Murmu urged the citizens to remember and act against such crimes.
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