After the brutal gangrape and torture of a 19-year-old woman from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, Bollywood expressed their deep hurt and anguish at the cold-blooded incident.
The girl was admitted to Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and passed away this Tuesday.
The district administration of Hathras stated that a compensation of INR 10 lakhs will be given to the victim’s family. “The state government has already provided compensation of Rs 4.12 lakhs to the family,” said the District Magistrate.
This is what our celebrities had to say:
1. Akshay Kumar
“Angry & Frustrated!Such brutality in #Hathras gangrape. When will this stop? Our laws & their enforcement must be so strict that the mere thought of punishment makes rapists shudder with fear! Hang the culprits. Raise ur voice to safeguard daughters & sisters-its the least we can do.”
2. Dia Mirza
“We forgot the Hathras victim. We failed her at every level. This is on our collective conscience.”
3. Huma Qureshi
“How long do we have to tolerate these brutal crimes !! The culprits of this horrific crime should be punished.“
4. Farhan Akhtar
“Sad sad day. How much longer can this be allowed to go on?”
5. Riteish Deshmukh
“The culprits of this brutality & horrific crime should be hanged in public.”
6. Kangana Ranaut
“Shoot these rapists publicly, what is the solution to these gang rapes that are growing in numbers every year? What a sad and shameful day for this country. Shame on us we failed our daughters.”
“I have immense faith in @myogiadityanath ji, just how Priyanka Reddy rapists were shot dead on the very spot they raped and burnt her alive we want the same emotional, instinctive and impulsive justice for #HathrasHorror.“
7. Richa Chadha
“#JusticeForHathrasVictim everyone deserves to live with dignity. Punish the perpetrators.”
8. Abhishek Bachchan
“THIS MUST STOP!!!! #Hathras Beyond disgusted.”
9. Virat Kohli
“What happened in Hathras is inhumane and goes beyond cruelty. Hope the culprits of this heinous crime will be brought to justice.”
10. Yami Gautam
“Tried really hard to gather my thoughts before expressing my sorrow, anger & disgust. It’s 2020 & still so many Nirbhayas have to give their lives. Can’t imagine the pain she must have endured & her family. Praying for severe punishment & justice.”
11. Swara Bhasker
“Horrifying heart-wrenching details of #HathrasCase … every single caste-denier/ “there- is -no -caste -discrimination -in -India’ bullshitter should read this.. and we should all be ashamed! Unspeakable horror. And the institutionalised apathy of the system is chilling!“
12. Javed Akhtar
“If powers that be really want to stop the heinous crimes like Hathras rape n murder of a 20-year-old Dalit girl they must make an example of fairness efficiency n quick justice. Any attitude short of that will be as terrible as being on the side of the rapist n murderers.”