A Polish woman named Kasia was trekking into the mountains of Himachal Pradesh when she documented what she described as an “uncomfortable” encounter with a man who followed her with his request to click her picture. Even after she refused to pose or entertain him, he didn't stop. She called him a "Creep" and reported the incident on social media.
Currently on a solo trip to India, Kasia shared the video on Instagram, where she has over 13,000 followers.
The video opened showing her walking into the woods, with this young man following her in the otherwise deserted place. "Stop following me. I don't like it", she said while recording the visuals on camera.
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"Guy asked me to take a pic"
In her post, Kasia explained that she was walking down from her guest house when a man asked her to take a picture. She initially believed he wanted to her to help him click a photo of himself at the beautiful location, but no.
“This guy asked me to take a picture. I was pretty sure he was asking me to take a picture of him, but it turned out he wanted to take a picture of me,” she wrote. She immediately refused, not wanting to stop for a chat or photo.
However, the man continued to track her path. Feeling uncomfortable, the Polish lady took out her camera and began recording the encounter.
She recounted that the man was not only following her but also shouting things in Hindi, which she probably couldn't comprehend.
"Not gonna stop loving my time in India"
“Don’t be like this guy,” she wrote while sharing the clip online.
“I am not an animal in the zoo to look at and take pictures. It’s so uncomfortable. And more importantly, don’t follow women in the woods. It’s totally unacceptable", she captioned her Instagram post.
Despite the disturbing moment, Kasia clarified in a follow-up post that it hadn’t discouraged her from exploring India.
“I’m not gonna stop loving my time in India just because of a creepy dude that followed me in the woods,” she said, adding, “There are many parts that are totally safe, and local people are welcoming and friendly. Himachal is one of these places, and I am in love with the culture of mountain people.”
