Published 14:07 IST, April 2nd 2020
'Horrible': Bollywood celebrities fume at video of attack on health workers in Indore
Bollywood celebrities like Onir, Ronit Roy, Divyendu Sharma and Rangoli fumed at a viral video of an attack on health workers in Indore amid COVID-19 scare.
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Bollywood celebrities expressed ir outr after videos of Indore locals attacking health workers, who reportedly arrived to screen m, went viral on social media. Ronit Roy, Onir, Diyendu Sharma, Rangoli Chandel and Kamya Punjabi were among those who did t mince words in venting out ir anger at mob. stars reacted by calling it ‘horrible’, ‘disturbing’, ‘shameful’ and more.
B-Town angry
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Reacting to a news report, Ronit Roy questioned attack on ‘hand that feeds us’, and expressed hopelessness about accused.
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Onir demanded that y be punished.
Divyendu Sharma used hashtag #COVIDIOTS and termed it ‘shameful’ treatment meted out to health workers.
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Kamya Punjabi wrote she was ‘sick to core’ and fumed that this ‘illness’ was bigger than coronavirus, and asked how it could be cured.
Though Shekhar Kapur did t directly respond to video, he wrote that attack at ‘brave health workers’ was helping ‘enemy.’ director seemed to take a dig at media, and hoped for ‘information, t fear.’
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Earlier, BJP leer Babita Phogat h also reacted with anger to video . wrestler h said, “This has become limit, w country should get rid of se viruses like coronavirus. God is watching, you should be punished soon. In this difficult time, when whole country is standing united, y won't stop ir antics".
As per reports, locals of Tatpatti Bakhal in Indore pelted stones at health workers, who arrived in ir area to screen m. Reports claim workers arrived allegedly to screen those who attended Nizamuddin Markaz, from where numerous attendees have tested positive for COVID-19. A case has been registered against unidentified persons.
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Meanwhile, number of COVID-19 cases in Indore has risen to 75, while it is 98 in Mhya Presh. In India, 1764 active cases and 50 deaths have been reported across country.
14:07 IST, April 2nd 2020