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Jasveer Kaur was sexually harassed when she was travelling in an auto rickshaw dressed as a cowgirl

Sapana Patil Poojary

Recently actor Jasveer Kaur was sexually harassed when she was traveling to work. Jasveer who plays Kajri in Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan (Zee TV) as headed to the sets located in Chandivli. She was travelling in an auto rickshaw as her car had broken down. Just as she stepped out of the auto, a man accosted her and passed vulgar comments. Jasveer didn't take it lying down and started fighting. The matter was sorted when the production team stepped in and handled the issue.

Jasveer recalls, "I had just stepped out of the rickshaw when I heard a man say something offensive. I couldn't make out his exact words but I knew that he wasn't just passing a casual remark. I asked him to repeat what he said. He looked unapologetic. I lost my cool and started yelling at him. Aarif Sheikh (head of production) saw me and came running up to me. Aarif also beat him up."

Was Jasveer harassed because she was dressed in an attire of a cowgirl? "I had an audition that day and I didn't have the time to change into casual clothes. So I went to the sets in the costume. The man could have passed obscene remarks on seeing my unusual costume," she explains.

Jasveer adds, "But how can anyone pass comments on women? What pleasure do they get? I have often faced such situations and I have never taken it lightly. Some men just start passing lewd comments on seeing women," Jasveer says with disgust.

Aarif Sheikh says, "I knew Jasveer was just a few minutes away from the sets because we had spoken a few minutes ago. I was expecting her to reach the sets any moment. When I saw her at the gate, I rushed to help her."