Tuk Tuk Drivers’ Sexual Harassment Gives Women & Tourism A Rising Headache

MARCH 15, 2019

Several women who have recently fallen victim to sexual abuse especially at the hands of sexually frustrated male tuk tuk drivers, have taken to social media to vent their frustrations, as the epidemic continues to grow uncontrollably on the streets of Sri Lanka.

Both foreigners and local women have fearlessly stepped forward to share their sickening experiences some with startling video evidence.

A Policeman when contacted by Colombo Telegraph and who spoke on condition of anonymity said “yes, I do agree that this epidemic is on the rise. Unfortunately the Police force does not have enough manpower to tackle this type of crime. The number of registered three wheelers on the roads of Sri Lanka is now well over a million vehicles.”

This rampant curse that women in Sri Lanka are forced to endure needs to be curbed immediately, as it is fast affecting even the tourism industry in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is fast getting widespread criticism globally firstly for the harassment women continuously face on the streets of Sri Lanka and moreover where the local government law enforcing officers go on to deal with such complaints in a lackadaisical manner.

A land like no other, the miracle of Asia or whatever fancy name Sri Lanka wishes to call itself, it will certainly have to curb this menace soon before the tourism sector is severely affected.

Meanwhile two ladies who were subject to harassment by three wheel drivers recently had the courage to film the two perverts in action and in doing so created huge public awareness and a plethora of social media responses in Sri Lanka.

One woman wrote that she was made to feel extremely embarrassed when the three wheel driver was masturbating during the journey she took on her way to drop off her three year old in school.

In the second instance the lady whilst travelling in her own private vehicle was taunted by a three wheeler driver who continued to make gestures driving alongside her vehicle. The tuk tuk driver whilst pointing to his genitals with one hand was using his other hand to maneuver his tuk tuk through the winding traffic.

Writing to a group on Facebook known as EPFS Community Vraie Cally said “I had to take my daughter to nursery today and hailed a Trishaw on the street. It didn’t take me long to realize this man kept touching his penis (over his clothes). At first I wasn’t sure. But once he started doing it with more frequency, I realized that he was masturbating.

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