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‘I was robbed of my respect and I felt like I had no right to my own body.’

I wanted to scream!

The story of this woman is what most of us g through on a day-to-day basis and social media gave her a voice that gave her the strength to open up feel better and also warn us. Here is the story of Aakanksha Sehrawat:

“Around 8:50 pm, I was waiting for an auto at the Panchsheel Enclave bus stop. Suddenly, a big car with about 5-6 men slowed down beside me. I could hear them giggle and mouth something but I looked away and did not react. Within seconds one of them aimed at me with a water gun. Before I knew it, my kurti was drenched in water. I threw the bottle I had in my hand on their car, ran towards them and yelled at them to stop, but they managed to flee. I noted down the car’s number before it vanished.

There were 8-9 men at the bus stop and about 2-3 standing at a distance. Not one of them came to help. I stood there for a few seconds, stunned, making sense of what had happened. I was robbed of my respect and I felt like I had no right to my own body. People looked and carried on with whatever they were doing like it was routine for them.

After a few minutes, I found an auto and headed to the Hauz Khas police station. I managed to file a complaint; but according to the police, the chances of tracing the miscreants down are bleak. The number that I noted down was apparently not enough for them. They questioned me as to why I wasn’t alert enough to see the exact color, model, and the number of the car. After 15-20 minutes, I was asked to go home. The sub-inspector who filed my complaint constantly gave me this look as if I was a fool to complain about such an issue.”

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