UP Woman Eve-Teased On Public Transport, Seeks Cops' Help Online & Gets Swift Response
Sexual harassment of women on public transport is disturbingly common. More often than not victims are too scared to speak up or report such incidents. Thanks to social media help isnt that far away and women are increasingly using this channel to seek help when caught in uncomfortable situations.
Sexual harassment of women on public transport is disturbingly common and, more often than not, victims are too scared to speak up or report such incidents.
Thanks to social media, help isn't that far away and women have been increasingly using this channel to seek help when caught in uncomfortable situations.
More recently, a woman travelling by the public bus in Uttar Pradesh was being eve-teased by some guys onboard.
Dear @uppolice I'm travelling in UPSR bus and some guys sitting next to me harassing me and asking for my number . Plz plz plz help me I'm very scared right now ? This is my ticket and bus no. pic.twitter.com/dQURpA15yp
¡ª Ciggy ? (@caustic_kanya) February 24, 2020
She immediately decided to act on it and tweeted about the incident tagging UP police. In the tweet, she wrote, 'Dear @uppolice I'm travelling in UPSR bus and some guys sitting next to me harassing me and asking for my number. Plz plz plz help me I'm very scared right now This is my ticket and bus no.
Please share exact location for necessary action.
¡ª UP POLICE (@Uppolice) February 24, 2020
She wrote that some men sitting on the bus were harassing her and asked for her number. She also shared the snap of her ticket and bus number."Call 112", the official handle of any emergency services from UP Police, replied to her tweet soon.
@ayodhya_police ,@bastipolice -For Information & Immediate Action Please.
¡ª UP POLICE (@Uppolice) February 24, 2020
The UP Police also tagged the handles of Ayodhya Police and Barabanki Police in accordance with the woman¡¯s location.
Within minutes, the local cops were informed through tweets and the bus in question was stopped. After necessary investigations, two boys were allegedly arrested and taken away in a van.
Thankyou for your response amd concerns guys. I have now received help from UP police. They have taken away the two boys in their van. I¡¯m fine and safe now.
¡ª Ciggy ? (@caustic_kanya) February 24, 2020
Thankyou @Sirchahal , @GadhviLaxman and @Uppolice @112UttarPradesh I¡¯ll be forever grateful ?? https://t.co/fu3e1B3pYG
When caught in a situation like this the best way to seek help is to tweet about the incident, a Delhi woman travelling by the Metro used the same method to nab a man who flashed his penis in full public view.
After the woman's tweet with the molester's picture went viral, the Delhi cops were able to nab and identified him as an engineer living working Gurugram.
