India Today journalist Aishwarya Paliwal shares her 'scary' experience on Delhi streets

New Delhi: India Today Group journalist Aishwarya Paliwal has shared her recent experience of insecurity and fear on the streets of the country's capital Delhi. Aishwarya has written on the social media platform X about what happened to her on the evening of December 12 and what experience she had to go through.

Aishwarya Paliwal wrote 'Girls in Delhi, be very careful while on the road even when you are in your own car. I am writing about an incident that happened 2 hours ago, I am writing now as I was rattled & finally I am in a state to write about it now. The incident happened in Central Delhi.

I was driving in Central Delhi & had stopped my car on the left side of the road to switch on the GPS, when a guy wearing a helmet on a two-wheeler started inching closer and insisted that I roll down my window. I didn't.

He was saying something that I couldn't understand as my window was rolled up. He started insisting that I roll down my window & started coming closer. Something was amiss, his insistence was eerie. I pulled down my hand-brake and sped away as he was was trying to block my way.

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Girls in Delhi, be very careful while on the road even when you are in your own car. I am writing about an incident that happened 2 hours ago, I am writing now as I was rattled & finally I am in a state to write about it now. The incident happened in Central Delhi.

— Aishwarya Paliwal (@AishPaliwal) December 12, 2024

He brought his scooter right next to my car in an attempt to block my way, I sped away and in the rear view mirror I could see him following me till some distance. His insistence on asking me to roll down my window was creepy and scary, DON'T EVER DO THAT!

No matter which state you are from, girls you need to be very wary of people coming close to you even if you are in your own car. 

Aishwarya Paliwal has been a journalist for the past 7 years, currently working with India Today covering Finance Ministry and the Election Commission. She has worked in Mumbai for 6 years, where she was coevring Maharashtra government, the Enforcemeent Directorate and Income Tax. Her forte now is - finance ministry, businesses, corporates and election commission along with doing stories .