DUBAI: A woman's car was smashed by a man after she refused to acquiesce to his attempts to draw her attention and give him his mobile number, local al-Rai daily newspaper reported. According to the report, police are now searching for the man who harassed the woman in the Salmiya shopping district in Kuwait City. The woman reported that the young man began following her throughout the area and was catcalling her via signs and words to draw her closer. When she refused to respond to his harassment, he reportedly smashed her car a number of times before driving away from the area. The woman, who was unnamed, was able to write down his license plate and subsequently called the local authorities who are now in search of the man and his vehicle. Police in Kuwait have often to deal with repeated attempts by young men to draw the attention of girls and women, mainly in shopping complexes. Earlier this month, nine men had the hair on their heads shaved by police after they were caught harassing girls in Kuwait. The men were arrested in Salmiya area and referred to the police where they were given the punishment. In March, three teenagers had the hair on their heads shaved off by the police after they were caught using a loudspeaker to recite love verses and to give their mobile numbers to girls leaving their high school. The three youngsters parked their car near the school and sought the attention of the girls by using a loudspeaker to shower them with expressions of love and flirtatious messages. In the process, they gave their phone numbers in the hope that some girls would call them. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/N4YVO Tags: Harassment, Kuwait City, Police Section: Kuwait, Sexual Harassment, Women
