A woman covered herself with a shirt mid-street because she got uncomfortable with the stares

She visited Delhi’s Connaught Place, then pulled a shirt over her outfit, saying it was the stares she couldn’t escape that made her uncomfortable.
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2026
A video from Delhi’s Connaught Place has drawn attention after a woman was seen putting on a shirt over her outfit during an outing with her friend. The video was shared by Instagram user Neha Kopani on 16 September 2026. In the video, Kopani’s friend says she felt uncomfortable because men at Connaught Place were staring at her. Kopani also says that safety is not guaranteed anywhere in India. The incident comes as Delhi features among the cities placed at the lower end of the NARI 2025 women’s safety index. The survey covered 12,770 women across 31 cities and found that 40% of respondents described their cities as “not so safe” or “unsafe”.

A woman covered herself with a shirt mid-street because she got uncomfortable with the stares

She visited Delhi’s Connaught Place, then pulled a shirt over her outfit, saying it was the stares she couldn’t escape that made her uncomfortable.
Publié le
17
/
09
/
2026
A video from Delhi’s Connaught Place has drawn attention after a woman was seen putting on a shirt over her outfit during an outing with her friend. The video was shared by Instagram user Neha Kopani on 16 September 2026. In the video, Kopani’s friend says she felt uncomfortable because men at Connaught Place were staring at her. Kopani also says that safety is not guaranteed anywhere in India. The incident comes as Delhi features among the cities placed at the lower end of the NARI 2025 women’s safety index. The survey covered 12,770 women across 31 cities and found that 40% of respondents described their cities as “not so safe” or “unsafe”.

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