Former Miss Universe India harassed by group of youth in Kolkata: 7 arrested

Ushoshi, a former Miss India Universe, said she was returning home in an app-based car when a group of boys rammed into her cab and harassed her.

She also posted a small clip of the group of men who harassed her and the driver of the cab.

"Last night 18th June 2019 at around 11:40 pm I took an uber from JW Marriott kolkata to go back home after finishing work, since I work with the Media and Entertainment industry working late hours is necessary in my job profile. I was accompanied by my colleague. We were taking a left turn from the exide crossing towards Elgin while few boys in a bike (without helmet ) came and hit the uber. To which they stopped the bike and started yelling at the driver. In a fraction of second there were 15 boys and they all started banging the car window and dragging the driver out. They dragged the driver and started beating him up. This is when I stepped out and started shouting taking a video of the incident (attached below) . I ran across the street to Maidan Police station , I saw an officer standing and I requested him to come with me, he told me that this is not under them but under the jurisdiction of Bhawanipore Police station. This is when I broke down I begged them to come or else the boys would have killed the driver," the model posted on Facebook.

"The officers came and held the boys saying why are they creating nuisance . The boys pushed the police officers and ran away. After everything was over two officers from Bhawanipore police station came , by then it was 12am . I requested the driver to drop me and my colleague home and decided to take it up with the police station tomorrow morning ," she said.

She said the group followed them and continued their harassment.

"To my utter surprise the boys followed us till my colleagues house and right when we were dropping him near lake gardens govt housing 6 of the boys in 3 bikes came and stopped my car , threw stones , broke the care . Dragged me out and tried to break my phone to delete the video. My colleague jumped out out of fear and I was completely shaken. I came out started shouting by now the locals had come out," she said.

"I took a breather and called my dad and my sister . Considering it happens in the next lane and in my locality ( my Para). The cops came told me to do an FIR at Charu Market police station. I went there Met the sub inspector who told me my complain will be only taken by the Bhawanipore police station. At this point I gave up and started shouting. 1:30 am . No female police officer at the station. After raising a lot of questions the officer took my complain but refused to take the uber drivers complain stating that 2 FIR’s can’t be taken for the same complain. And he told me that it’s against the law . My uber driver insisted that he wants to do the complain but the officers didn’t take it. I am attaching the video of the mob and the picture of the broken car," she said.

Ushoshie said the incident left her shaken.

"Last night absolutely shook me. This is not the kolkata I came back to, not the kolkata I left flourishing career outside to come back and live.I represented kolkata and won the title of Miss India 🇮🇳 I represent this city, I represent this county I stand up for every girl every citizen who is scared to live in this situation. Dispite making the FIR I never saw any steps being taken against the boys. And not only the locals the police also could identify the boys in the video," she said.

He posts has gone viral on the social media.

She had won the Miss India pageant in 2010.

She represented India in the Miss Universe 2010.

Twitter users reacted to her post:

One Sharmila said: " This incident from #Kolkata about @ushoshi being dragged out of a cab is unbelievable. What has happened to the city? We have never ever had to bother about late nights back home. It was always been a #Delhi thing to be careful at night etc. This is not cool!"

Another Sanjay praised the model and said: "@ushoshi you are the brave woman."

One Shakir said: "Ushoshi Sengupta brave heart stand for the right ."

Image: Ushoshi Sengupta Twitter page