Published 22:48 IST, October 7th 2020
Mallika Sherawat hits back at user who blamed her films for sexual assault against women
Mallika Sherawat on Wednesday took to her Twitter handle to hit back at a user who blamed her movies for sexual violence against women.
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Mallika Sherawat on Wednesday took to her Twitter handle to hit back at a user who blamed her movies for sexual violence against women. Expressing her anger over that comment, Mallika asserted that 'mentality' like his needs to be changed.
user wrote, "But kind of roles you have played in Bollywood movie contrict your statement. Don’t you think kind of mess you deliver through your movies also play an important role. Improvement should start from person who is making statement first." To this, Mallika said, "So movies I act in are an invitation for rape!!! It’s mentality like yours that make Indian society regressive for women! If you hv a problem wt my movies n Don’t see m #countryforwomen"
user's response came on Mallika's tweet that was about Hathras rape case. Mallika wrote, "Unless india reforms it’s medieval mindset towards women thing will change #HathrasHorror #NirbhayaCase."
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About Hathras case
19-year-old woman was reported to have been gangraped in Hathras on September 14 following which four people were arrested. She died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital by which time matter h drawn shock, outr and dismay across nation, rising manifold as victim succumbed. Over subsequent days, numerous political personalities demonstrated in New Delhi and me ir way towards Hathras stating an intent to meet victim's family.
Initially, Uttar Presh government hesitated, blocking persons like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vra at ida border following which y attempted to move to Hathras on foot, ending in a scramble with police where Rahul Gandhi even fell albeit suspiciously, at which Congress party began a fresh set of protests. Or political leers also attempted to go to Hathras. Some, like Trinamool's Derek O'Brien were undoubtedly subjected to rough treatment.
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Meanwhile, in a move that drew even more outr, Hathras police conducted a mid-night funeral for victim, against wishes of family which wanted to wait till dawn. Top Hathras police officers including SP would later be suspended by Yogi ministration for this action. y claimed to fear a law & order problem h y waited, as ir explanation.
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Two autopsy reports of victim, however, have decreed injuries to neck, among ors, as being reason for her death and t mentioned sexual assault, and after first one, UP G, citing said report, claimed that rape h taken place. Later, in videos emerging of victim's mor narrating incident from earlier, she stated that strangulation at hands of a 'Thakur' family's son was what h taken place, t mentioning rape. victim's bror's initial complaint to police h concurred with this. Uttar Presh government, being represented by SG Tushar Mehta in Supreme Court, also cited forensic reports to submit that re h t been any sexual assault.
truth of matter is to be looked into by CBI, whereas Allahab High Court has also taken suo-moto cognisance, while SIT team constituted by Yogi ityanath has been given more time. ditionally, Uttar Presh government has registered an FIR alleging criminal conspiracy to incite violence via Hathras case, and alleged SDPI, PFI and Amnesty links pertaining to this and also specifically to a 'Justice For Hathras' website will be probed by ED on angle of funding.
22:48 IST, October 7th 2020