A 25-year-old woman whose heated exchange with security personnel during a road blockade in Ladakh sparked widespread attention online has apologised to the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Ladakh Police. She said her reaction stemmed from frustration after being stranded for hours without being told the reason for the restriction.
Following the video's circulation, the woman expressed regret over her comments and clarified that she had neither intended to disrespect the armed forces nor sought publicity through the incident.
"I respect the Indian Army so much. I could never dream that they would feel bad because of something I said. That day, we were travelling from Ladakh to Delhi. We didn't know there was going to be a VIP movement. We waited for three to four hours in the morning, and when we asked a soldier how much longer it would be, he said another hour," the woman told NDTV.
She admitted that her choice of words in the video was inappropriate. "Whatever I said in frustration was not right at all. It was very wrong," she added.
The woman also spoke about the emotional toll following the video's spread on social media. She said she had not anticipated that the footage would gain such traction or trigger widespread criticism.
