Japanese woman opens up after being harassed during Holi celebrations in Delhi

By Smith On Mar 12, 2023

A Japanese woman, who was harassed by a group of men during Holi celebrations in Delhi on Wednesday, has taken to Twitter to express her feelings about the incident. She described it as “unfortunate” and revealed that she had taken part in the festival with 35 friends.

The woman in her Tweet said that she got to know that it was unsafe for females to go alone at the Holi celebrations, hence she went out with a large group at an Indian festival that she participated in. . A video of the incident showed a group of men smearing colour on the woman, who looked uncomfortable, and one of them smashing an egg on her head. It was filmed in the Paharganj area of the city. Although the woman has not yet filed a complaint, the police have taken cognizance of the video. So far, three people , one of whom is a minor, have been taken into custody.

India soaks in all colors rainbow on Holi

Three years after Covid, comes joy

India greeted Holi with all colours and celebrated the festival with pomp and splendour on Wednesday with people smearing colours on each other and exchanging greetings and sweets. Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic, the country went all out in celebration, not caring about the virus anymore. Covid-19 cases have significantly dropped in the country over the past few months.

Government wishes on Holi

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders greeted people on the occasion. “May your life always be filled with the colours of joy and enthusiasm,” Prime Minister Modi said. In some regions, Holi was celebrated a day before.

All come together

From 8 to 80, people of all ages smeared ‘gulal’, threw balloons filled with colours on each other and exchanged sweets. People visited friends and relatives, and gifted ‘gujias’ (a traditional sweet) besides smearing ‘gulal’ (colour powder) on each other’s faces.

Holi Hai echoes

Colours of all hues and the smell of gulal pervaded streets as people celebrated the festival. ‘Holi Hai’ rent the air as groups of revellers shouted the chant, while youngsters danced to popular numbers and children armed with ‘pichkaris’ chased each other and hurled water-filled balloons on people from rooftops.

Soldiers join too

In Srinagar, the CRPF battalion headquarters came alive with its personnel dancing to hit Bollywood numbers and drenching each other in water colours. “A soldier who works hard also enjoys thoroughly,” commanding officer of the battalion Vijay Khatana told PTI.

The woman also expressed her love for India, saying that she has visited many times and that it is a fascinating country. She tweeted the video on Thursday but deleted it soon afterwards due to the large number of reactions she received.

The police have promised to strengthen their crackdown on such incidents, and the woman hopes that harassment against women will decrease significantly. Before departing for Bangladesh on Friday, she was residing in a hotel in Paharganj.

FAQs:

What happened to the woman during Holi celebrations in Delhi?
A group of men had smeared colour on her with one of them smashing an egg on her head.
How many people have been detained in connection with the incident?
Three persons, one of whom is a minor, have been taken into custody.

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