Harassed by motorist television actress Alefia Kapadia takes to Facebook,posts pictures

“He then got his car real close to mine in vengeance and scratched it right from head to tail. Shocked and raged I stopped my car. He then stopped his car real close to mine,blocking my path. He got out of his car and tried to open my car door and started abusing and yelling. All three of us in the car were really scared. I had thankfully locked the doors and managed to drive out of whatever little space I cud get,before the situation got nastier. I called the Mumbai Police Control room to get help,but before any help could arrive ,this monster had escaped.”

The actress then filed an FIR against the motorist and posted on Facebook: “After facing harassment on the roads of Mumbai on Saturday the 21st of Dec,I have lodged an FIR on 22nd dec 2013 under section 509,279 and 427,against the criminal in the Shahunagar Police Station.”

She also said: “This is a clear example of “Gunda Gardi” happening in a city like Mumbai in broad daylight. It speaks volumes of the nature and audacity of some men who think they can behave anyhow.”

It did not take long for the matter to go viral on social networks and soon a Mumbai tabloid also published a story with a picture of the accused posted by Alefia on Facebook. The incident was reminiscent of another similar incident earlier this year,when a girl travelling in an autorickshaw was harassed by two men on a bike.