Exclusive: Kusha Kapila Reveals Being Harassed By 7 Men In Delhi Metro: “They Commented On My Bra…”

Kusha Kapila narrates a scary incident of her being catcalled on Delhi streets!

The unsafe environment in Delhi, especially for girls has always been a big debate. And when a Delhi person, Kusha Kapil narrated the horrific incidents she faced whilst living in Delhi, it felt Chilling. In a recent interview with Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist with host  Siddhaarth Aalambayan, Kusha Kapila talked about how she was cat-called by 6-7 boys near the Delhi metro!

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In a recent chat with influencer and now actor Kusha Kapila, she revealed how unsafe it was to walk in Delhi sometimes and her experience shifting to Mumbai. She said, “The freedom of movement is new to us because you can’t walk around so freely in Delhi, especially at night. You are as safe in Delhi as you are privileged. There’s a proportion. If you happen to use public transport then that defence mechanism automatically creeps into you.” On being asked if she had been through anything similar, she said, “Yes, once someone tried to pinch my friend’s behind and we screamed at the top of our lungs.”

Coming to her experiences Kapila stated, “There was a very old uncle who couldn’t even stand up, he was a trembling little fellow. But I noticed that he was doing something on his phone and to my surprise, he was clicking my pictures. I grabbed his phone and made him delete it. But until then a lot of other people also came to check but I left after doing that.”

Kusha Kapila On Being Catcalled By 6-7 Boys

On being asked if anything had happened to her on Delhi streets, Kusha Kapila said “I was returning from my office from the metro, and it was around 7-7:30 PM. And then I was walking frisky when this group of guys catcalled me by shouting, only if you had worn a bra, everything would be stable.” This sentence shocked everyone when the Life Hill Gayi actor revealed that she then ran for her life. “How could I have given it back to them? You can’t give it back to 7 men. They were saying it so casually that you can imagine they have said this to 15 other women. This is normalised for them. This must be in their routine life. Otherwise, how could he say such things so casually and fast? He must have said it to other women as well.”

Advising other women, Kusha Kapila said, “While you can report these things and also do other wonderful things about it, first you have to get to a safe place. That’s what I did, I ran to the metro station.” She went on to reveal some dirty truths about our society by saying, ” If this part gets cut and some other meme page posts this on their account, people will say that it’s not true, she is lying.” This is so sad that in a society which is supposed to be safe for women, there are people who still have such thoughts.

First Published: August 09, 2024 3:07 PM