Published 14:17 IST, September 30th 2020
On Hathras case, Kareena Kapoor & Anushka Sharma devastated; others suggest punishments
On Hathras gangrape case, Kareena Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty reacted strongly and called it 'disgusting' while others suggest punishment methods.
Celebrities of the film industry reacted strongly to the death of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras in a horrific gangrape incident. Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka Sharma & Athiya Shetty were among the stars who expressed their grief and condemned the crime. The stars shared that they were ‘disgusted’ and ‘devastated’ and apologised to the victim.
Bollywood stars condemn Hathras gangrape
Anushka Sharma took to her Instagram stories and called the crime ‘horrific’ and the perpetrators ‘barbaric’ for carrying out an ‘inhuman act’ on a young life and causing her family ‘irreparable pain.’ The Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi star sought the ‘strictest punishment.’
Kareena Kapoor wrote, ‘so sorry’ on her Instagram stories and sought justice for the victim.
Athiya Shetty wrote that she was ‘disgusted to the core’ and asked when will the ‘laws change?’
Earlier, Kangana Ranaut, Akshay Kumar, and many other stars had also conveyed their thoughts on the incident.
Meanwhile, many other stars reacted to the news by suggesting different ways of punishment. Actor-fitness enthusiast Milind Soman sought that rapists be killed publicly. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi sought hanging and castration be used to punish the culprits, while Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani too was furious.
Rapists & murderers in proven crimes shld be publically castrated/hanged. Set an example so no man dares to inflict this brutality on a woman ever again. History will repeat itself as long as laws keep failing the people & justice denied or postponed #Hathras case #Nirbhaya https://t.co/dBEAz8JK6e
— Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (@suchitrak) September 29, 2020
Protests have erupted in Hathras, Delhi, among others, apart from celebrities across fraternities condemning it.
Hathras gangrape
A 19-year-old woman was gangraped by four men in a village in Hathras on September 14. After battling injuries for over two weeks, she succumbed to her injuries at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. Her mortal remains were cremated amid high drama early on Wednesday with family members alleging the cremation was done without the family’s consent, and police claiming that permissions were taken.
The four accused, Sandip, Ramu, Lavkush, and Ravi, have been arrested and charged with attempt to murder and gang rape.
Meanwhile, the Yogi Adityanath government has constituted a three-member SIT team to probe the case, which is expected to submit the report in seven days. The Chief Minister has apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the case, who demanded strict action.
Updated 14:17 IST, September 30th 2020