Best to avoid isolated areas: female professionals

Shruti Anand,student
I live in Model Colony and it’s usually safe around here. But after 8.30 pm,I prefer to be home. I don’t mind staying out till 10 pm and chilling out with friends at a coffee shop nearby,but after 10,the crowd gets really odd. The guys on bikes pass comments and sometimes they even try to touch us girls. I have also seen some people carry beer bottles and drink till late,so it’s better to avoid being around them. It’s safer to stay indoors.

Ritu Agrawal,banker
Eve-teasing is a problem in every city,so the girls have to be very cautious. I have been in Pune for the past four years,and agree that it hasn’t remained as safe as before. I stay on MG road,which is always bustling with activity,but I still don’t venture out beyond 9.30 pm unless I have a friend with me.

Mrudula Pardeshi,student
I came to Pune from Nasik to study. I haven’t faced any particular incident but I don’t feel entirely safe in my area,even during the day. Guys stare at you when you’re walking on the road.

Ratnashree Datta,content writer
I’ve been living in Pune for two and a half years now. I have never felt unsafe as I usually hang out at Karve Road and Fergusson College Road. These areas are crowded and I haven’t faced any untoward incident. But if I were to live or work in the outskirts,I would definitely feel unsafe.