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“I live in #Kolkata and here in autos, generally three people sit at the back and one passenger sits on the left of the driver. Once, I was travelling on the backseat with two other men next to me. They were friends and about the same age as me, 22-23 years old." (1/7)
"I was sitting in the corner. A girl boarded the auto. She must have been a little younger than us. It’s expected that the driver will shift a little to the right side to make room for the passenger. But this time, I noticed that the driver moved to the left instead." (2/7)
"From where I was sitting, I could clearly see that the driver was using his elbow to touch the girl’s breasts from the side. He was also using the excuse of tricky manoeuvres on the road to inappropriately touch her." #ViolenceAgainstWomen (3/7)
"The route was 15-20 minutes long. Five minutes into the journey, I asked the driver to stop even though my destination hadn’t come. I asked the women to take my seat at the back and she happily agreed." (4/7)
"The auto driver gave me dirty looks as if he would beat me up. However, the route was familiar to me and I knew most of the drivers who worked on that route. I knew I could navigate the situation if things got out of hand." (5/7)
"Such incidents of girls being touched/groped are very common. The worst part was that the other co-passengers who were sitting next to me were enjoying the incident. They were behaving like a movie show was on!” (6/7)
Amit chose to #IgnoreNoMore. He assessed what he could do without putting the woman or himself at risk & took the step. By simply asking the woman to switch seats with him, he sent a clear message to the driver and let the woman know that she had support. #16DaysOfActivism (7/7)
