Delhi / 'What's your rate?' ask men to 2 Northeastern girls outside Delhi pub, video surfaces

A video of two Northeastern women confronting a group of men who harassed them in Delhi's Hauz Khas Village has surfaced online. The two women can be seen shouting at the men for asking 'Rate kya hai?' (What's your rate?). "We were out of the pub and waiting for...cab," one of the women said while narrating the incident.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 22, 2021, 09:39 AM

New Delhi: A shocking video is making rounds on social media showing two Northeastern women confronting a group of men who harassed the duo on streets in Hauz Khas Village area of Delhi.

In the viral video, the two women can be heard slamming the group of middle-aged man for asking 'rate kya hai' (what's your rate) assuming them to be sex workers.

Came across a shameful video on social media wherein some women from the North East have alleged that a group of men have racially and sexually harassed them and asked, "Tumhara rate kya hai". This is a very very serious matter, issuing Notice to Delhi Police to register FIR. pic.twitter.com/EpqCAxJDVh
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) July 21, 2021

Further in the video, the girls went on to describe how their plight did not end right then. They narrate another discriminating incident from the same night when a police official intervened and asked them repeatedly about their destination when they were heading to a restaurant. The women in the video allege that the cop also asked them if they were dancers.

The victims further expressed the disgrace and humiliations they faced despite following all Covid rules at 10 PM.

After the video went viral on social media, the Delhi Commission for Women, taking cognizance of the matter, issued a notice to the police and filed an FIR against the accused and demanded their arrest. Commission chairperson Swati Maliwal has shared this information on Twitter.