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Moral policing: Woman asked to wear 'proper Indian dress'

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru

In an incident of moral policing in Bengaluru, a video of a man purportedly seen castigating a woman in shorts asking her to wear "proper Indian dress", has gone viral.

The undated video shows an unidentified man parking his vehicle by the roadside and scolding her in English for her dress sense whereas her male friend is defending her and reprimanding him for his unwanted advice.

"Are we this kind of citizens?" the man is heard telling the people standing nearby.The friend argues with him saying, "Cant she wear this dress?"

To this, he asks her to wear "proper dress which is Indian."

Police said they have not received any complaint about the incident.

 

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First Published: Oct 07 2019 | 6:50 PM IST

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