Delhi
has
steadily
maintained
its
image
as
one
that
is
extremely
unsafe
for
women.
In
between,
thanks
to
the
Common
Wealth
Games,
the
spotlight
shifted
to
corruption
but
with
the
latest
Delhi
Marathon
2010,
it
is
back
to
its
past
stature.
The
victim
this
time
was
none
other
than
the
actress,
who
is
a
sports
enthusiast,
Gul
Panag,
who
has
never
missed
an
opportunity
to
put
her
fitness
regime
to
test.
On
Sunday,
21st
November,
when
Gul
Panag
participated
in
Half
Marathon
held
in
Delhi,
she
was
groped
by
the
men
standing
at
the
starting
point.
They
took
advantage
of
the
crowd
to
feel
her
up
and
the
actress
was
obviously
quite
taken
aback
by
the
whole
indecent
act.
It
was
a
typical
women-in-crowded-places
syndrome
and
Gul
being
the
fighter,
instead
of
letting
this
event
disturb
her
more
than
required,
went
ahead
with
the
marathon
and
completed
the
run.
Gul
says
that
she
has
participated
in
several
other
marathons
and
has
never
experienced
something
like
this
before
and
blames
it
on
the
Delhi
culture.
She
feels
that
compared
to
Mumbai,
something
like
this
is
expected
in
Delhi,
which
is
typical
of
that
city.
The
offenders
on
the
other
hand
took
advantage
of
the
melee
and
got
away.
Gul
too
realised
the
futility
of
filing
a
complaint
as
she
really
cannot
recognise
the
offenders
considering
the
crowd
of
people.
Though
she
did
feel
that
no
matter
what
the
security,
certain
decorum
is
expected
from
participants.
Story first published: Monday, November 22, 2010, 14:15 [IST]