Celina Jaitly Recalls Man Flashing Private Parts When She Was In Class 6: Was Told It's My Fault

Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case has shaken everyone across India, including celebs coming out in support and seeking justice. Amid this, Celina Jaitly recounted an unpleasant incident when she used to be harassed by the boys in school and instead of scolding them, teachers used to blame her. Not just this, she revealed how a man "flashed" her when she was in class 6.

I was told it was MY FAULT: Celina Jaitly

Taking to her X handle, Celina shared a throwback photo of herself when she was in Class 6 and penned a long note recalling some incidents from her growing up years when boys used to catcall and throw stones to get his attention. In this pic, I was in 6th grade only when boys from a nearby university started to wait outside my school. They would follow the school rickshaw making catcalls all the way home every day. I pretended not to notice them and a few days later because of that, they started throwing stones at me in the middle of the road to get my attention. Not one bystander batted an eye.  

When this incident was reported to her teacher, she said, "I was “too westernised and did not wear loose clothes and did not tie my hair in two braids with oil it was my fault!"

When a man flashed at Celina Jaitly

On the same note, she recalled a horrific incident when a man flashed at her in broad daylight while she was waiting for the school rickshaw in the morning. Owing to this incident, she blamed herself for many years. "For many years I blamed myself for this incident which I kept to myself running the words of the teacher again and again in my mind that it was MY FAULT!" she added.

When boys cut the wire of her scooty's brakes to get her attention

Celina further recalled sustaining severe injuries when some boys cut the wire of her scooty’s brakes because she was not acknowledging the university boys who heckled and left lewd notes on her scooty. When her scared male classmates told their school teacher about the incident, she blamed Celina for her "forwardness" and said boys think she has a "loose character".

"My male class mates got scared for me and told our teachers. My class teacher called me and told me “You come across as a FORWARD type of girl, riding a scooty and wearing jeans to extra classes with short open hair that’s why boys think you are of a loose character” It was always my fault. I still remember that day jumping off my scooty to save myself because of my brake wires being cut off. I was hurt badly and yet it was my fault. My Scooty was damaged… I was both physically and psychologically hurt… And I was told it was MY FAULT!"

Towards the end of her note, Celina shared that her retired Colonel grandfather, who fought two wars for India, used to escort her back and forth to school after the incident.  She concluded by urging women to stand up and ask for our rights "It’s time to stand up and ask for our right to be protected WE ARE NOT AT FAULT!" she wrote.