GUWAHATI: A man allegedly harassed a woman and made obscene gestures towards her at Kamakhya Railway Station in Guwahati on Friday, September 25, according to a video shared on social media.
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According to the woman who recorded the video, she had gone to the railway station to drop off one of her relatives. While they were waiting for the train, the man allegedly stared at them and repeatedly passed inappropriate comments.
“Today I went to the railway station to drop off one of my relatives. We had reached the station about half an hour early, and while we were waiting for the train, this guy kept on staring at us and continuously passing various comments from the side,” the woman said in the video.
The man can allegedly be seen in the video making obscene gestures towards the woman, including touching his private parts.
The woman then started recording him on her phone. According to her, the man walked away after noticing that he was being recorded.
However, she alleged that he returned when the train arrived and was seen following them.
“So, I thought of recording it, and as soon as he saw that I took out my phone, he walked away. Then as the train arrived, he came back out of nowhere, and this is how he was behaving,” the woman said.
The video of the incident drew reactions online, with users calling for action against the man and urging the woman to file a formal police complaint. One user alleged that similar incidents occur regularly at the railway station and claimed that authorities fail to take action.
Another user tagged Assam Police and urged them to trace the man. “Please trace this person and give him a good lesson before he actually assaults a woman,” the user wrote, tagging Assam Police.
Meanwhile, Assam Police, responding to the post, tagged the Government Railway Police (GRP) and asked them to look into the matter.
As of now, there is no official confirmation from the railway or police authorities regarding the identity of the man or any action taken in connection with the incident. Further updates are awaited.