Kriti Sanon: A world where daughters need not fear walking home alone

Actress Kriti Sanon used Daughter's Day to highlight women's safety concerns, describing the fears and precautions many women face in public spaces. Her post comes amid protests following an alleged gang rape in Delhi, with students demanding safer spaces for women

Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon used Daughter’s Day to raise concerns over women’s safety in the country, highlighting the everyday fears and precautions many women face while navigating public spaces.

On Sunday, Kriti shared a post on Instagram describing situations such as walking alone at night, informing loved ones about their whereabouts and taking precautions to feel safe.

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“This Daughter’s Day, Imagine your daughter calling you saying, ‘I think I’m being followed by some men.’ Imagine her walking home alone at night, constantly looking over her shoulder. Imagine her phone dying before she reaches home. Now let that sink in,” she wrote.

The “Cocktail 2” actress said women have been forced to make safety precautions part of their daily lives, including sharing live locations, carrying pepper spray, booking cabs instead of walking and calling someone for reassurance.

She said the day a daughter can walk home alone at night, sit in a park after dark, wear what she wants, use public transport or simply be in a public space without fearing assault should be the day Daughter’s Day is truly celebrated.

“To every daughter who has ever called home and said, ‘I’ve reached.’ May you one day live in a world where you don’t have to. That is the world our daughters deserve! And that is the world we owe them!” Kriti wrote.

Her post comes amid protests following the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park in Kalkaji. Hundreds of students, particularly from Delhi University colleges, have taken part in marches demanding safer public spaces for women, with slogans including “Hum Auratein Azaad Hain”.