Bhumi Pednekar on Kerala COVID patient's rape case: 'Systematic failure of a society'

On September 5, a 19-year old COVID-19 patient was allegedly sexually abused by an ambulance driver while shifting her to a first-line treatment centre near Kerala's Pathanamthitta, police said on Sunday. Recently, news grabbed attention of Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar. She took to her Instagram story and wrote a heartwrenching te while expressing her anger.  

Bhumi's te on Kerala's COVID patient's rape case

te of 31-year-old actor's te read, "Failure of Humanity" / A 3 year old child raped and killed. / A 90 year old woman Raped and Assaulted. / A girl suffering from corona Raped by her ambulance driver on way to hospital. and many being Mentally & Emotionally if t physically assaulted everyday by this systematic failure of a society. / Regressive, Unconstitutional & a complete violation of human rights. We have been seeing this time and again. Stop making women Convenient Fodder / #Justice will be served". She also added two hashtags, which were #tweaker and #breakschakles. Scroll down to take a look at Bhumi Pednekar's Instagram story. 

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t only Bhumi Pednekar, but many or celebrities from film and TV fraternity reacted to case. On September 9, Bollywood actor Kriti Kharbanda shared a news article on case and wrote, "Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. This made my stomach Churn. Are we ever safe!?". On or side, popular TV actors such as Aamir Ali and Karan Tacker also expressed ir anger. 

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This is t first time when Pati Patni Aur Woh actor has commented on rape and or crimes against women. Earlier in August, Pednekar shared a snip of a couple of rape cases and demanded stricter action and laws. In her caption, she wrote, "se sick brains need to fear ir actions. Rape needs to be rooted out of our society." 

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A peek into Bhumi Pednekar's Instagram

Talking about media feed of Saand Ki Aankh actor, during nationwide-lockdown, she kept her fans amused with quirky posts. Currently, actor is promoting her upcoming film Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, which will take an OTT release on Netflix. Apart from promoting her upcoming project, on September 1, Bhumi celebrated three years of her film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. 

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