WATCH | Uttarakhand woman shares video showing 10 men in car chasing, harassing her on road
PTC News Desk: A frightening viral video shows men in two cars chasing and harassing two girls riding a scooty during night hours in Uttarakhand's Haldwani.
The disturbing video, taken on Wednesday afternoon, shows two women being harassed by a group of men late at night near the Sacred Heart School in Uttarakhand's Haldwani.
The one-minute video, which appears to have been shot on a phone, shows the women's vehicle being forced to slow down by a black Mahindra Scorpio in front of them. Then a second car, a Hyundai Nios i20, approaches from the right side. Two men can be seen sitting on the front doors, with one leg inside the car. The two are hurling abuses at the woman.
This Video is shared by Female from Haldwani
Stating ""Just tonight, I was coming back with my female friend from the movie and suddenly two cars full of 10 men tried to block our way. This incident took place at Mukhani road near Sacred Heart School, Haldwani This happened pic.twitter.com/4wxAClYxJh — Prachi Joshi (@amicus_curiae_) August 28, 2024
"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...." Prachi Joshi, who posted the video, said in her post. "This happened straight for 25 minutes," she added, describing 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..." she wrote.
the second time they blocked us completely by opening all car doors but luckily a man in Scooty appeared and he tried to pass them which gave us a chance to escape. We somehow managed to run from there but just after few minutes they again tried to do the sameo — Prachi Joshi (@amicus_curiae_) August 28, 2024
"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 few minutes they again tried to do the same (thing)."
Joshi's post also mentioned Uttarakhand Police and slammed them for failing to safeguard women's safety and security, despite the fact that the country is outraged over the r@pe and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, as well as reports of sexual assault in the Kerala film industry.
"Is this how peace and security is being maintained in the city? Why is hooliganism increasing in the city," Joshi asked and urged the police to take strict action against the men in the video. "This is related to the safety and security of the women residing in Haldwani..."
The police have yet to respond officially to Joshi's complaint.
- PTC NEWS
