A disturbing experience on a crowded bus.

24M, This has never happened to me ever before in my life . Feeling very awkward and disturbed about it. I usually travel by bus in omr route to my office. This evening, like any other day, I was returning home, and as usual, the bus was crowded. I was standing due to the lack of space. In the midst of the crowd, I suddenly felt someone touch my private area. At first, I thought it might have been an accident given how packed the bus was. I saw the man who did it, he looked to be in his 30s, a working professional, and appeared very decent. Hoping it was unintentional, I ignored it and shifted a little to distance myself. However, since the bus was so overcrowded, there wasn’t much room to move.Then it happened again. This time, he pressed hard, and I could feel it was deliberate. My blood pumped up, literally to beat the shit out of him. But at the same time, I felt a wave of shame and helplessness wash over me. I shot him a warning look and he moved away from me and even get down the bus very next stop. Since then, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the incident. It’s been running through my mind all evening, and I can’t sleep. Literally feel like the phase " kambili poochu oorura mari Iruku". As someone who has experienced this kind of assault, I can only imagine how difficult it must be for women to cope with these situations daily. The worst part? When I shared this with a friend, instead of taking it seriously, he laughed and made a gay joke out of it. It’s pathetic how society dismisses sexual assault when it happens to men, as if it’s less serious or less valid. This isn’t about gender, but about basic human dignity. Assault, no matter who the victim is, must be addressed and condemned. No one should have to feel this way.