Bhopal, Please Stay Safe: My Friend and I Were Followed Last Night

Last night in Bhopal, near Carmel Convent School, my friend and I were taking shelter from heavy rain. There were quite a few people there at first, but as time passed, most of them left.

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While we were standing there, I noticed two men nearby and immediately felt uncomfortable. Something about them felt off. After a while, I told my friend that we needed to leave.

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We got on my scooty and started driving away, although we couldn't go very fast because the rain was pouring heavily. A few moments later, those same two men came up beside us on their bike and started asking us for an address. Since I was driving, I didn't respond, but my friend told them we didn't know.

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The interaction felt strange, and my gut feeling told me something was wrong, so I increased our speed a little. They said "okay" and rode off.

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Then we reached a turning point and saw them again.

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They were waiting there, staring at us, as if they were expecting us to come that way. The moment I saw them, my entire body started shaking. It felt incredibly creepy.

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I immediately decided not to take that turn and told my friend to keep calling one of our male friends whose house was nearby. I told her not to stop calling until he picked up because we were heading straight to his place.

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It was late, raining heavily, the roads were mostly empty, and there was nobody around to help us. Even after we changed our route, they continued following us. At that point, we were genuinely scared and focused only on reaching someone we knew and trusted.

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Thankfully, we managed to get away safely and reach our friend's house.

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I've replayed that night in my head over and over, and honestly, it still scares me. Trust your instincts. Sometimes that uncomfortable feeling is there for a reason.

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PS: This is not the first time I have experienced something like this in bhopal, no matter the time or the place I have experienced this so many times to ignore. Also if anyone is going to question us about our clothes "because people blame victim with absurd reasons" we were literally wearing a shirt and a jeans and were fully covered.

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I feel like bhopal is becoming mini delhi and the horrifying things that have happened in bhopal are too much to ignore.