Delhi: Female journalist assaulted amid traffic, car windows smashed | VIDEO

Road rage incident in Delhi: Journalist Priti Pandey has narrated a shocking encounter of road rage she experienced while driving through Delhi, shedding light on the lawlessness that can occur even during daylight hours on the city’s roads.

Incident in broad daylight amid heavy traffic

On her way to Manipal Hospital in Dwarka, Pandey found herself stuck in heavy traffic on Palam Dabri Road near Bhagat Chandra Hospital. As the traffic jam persisted, a man approached her car, carrying two large stones, and began threatening to smash her car's glass. “I asked him what was the issue, and he seemed frustrated over not being able to merge into traffic. His response was bizarre—he started removing his pants and hurling abuses like a madman," she explained. During the altercation, she sustained a minor injury to her hand from one of the stones.

Incident escalated further, video surfaces

Things took a dangerous turn when a man on a bike, bearing a UP registration plate (14), intervened, warning Pandey against taking any photos of the situation. Pandey and her sister, who was also in the car and suffering from a lung condition, tried to remain calm amidst the chaos. However, the same biker suddenly returned, picked up a large stone, and smashed the rear glass of the car, directly hitting her sister. "All the glass shattered on her," Pandey recounted, adding that the assailant fled the scene before she could react.

Lack of immediate police response

What was perhaps more alarming than the attack itself was the lack of immediate police intervention. Despite informing the authorities via the emergency number 112 and alerting them through Twitter, Pandey said she waited on the road for 50 minutes without any help. “This happened not at night, but in broad daylight at 10:35 in the morning, right in the middle of a traffic jam. The attackers simply disappeared, and I stood there waiting for assistance,” she said, voicing her frustration over the state of security in the capital.