Bollywood Celebrities demand justice in Unnao, Kathua rape cases

Bollywood Celebrities such as Javed Akhtar, Abhishek Bachchan, Swara Bhasker and Hansal Mehta took to social media to condemn the two brutal incidents that have shocked the nation. Calling the act as gut wrenching, horrendous and disgusting, they are demanding justice for the victims of the Unnao, Kathua rape cases.

In Kathua district of Jammu on January 17 an eight year old girl’s body was recovered from the Rassana forest.

She had gone missing while grazing horses in The Forest area. The reports suggest that the girl who was held captive in a temple was sedated before being raped and murdered. ABJP legislator and others gang raped a girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, her father died in police custody.

Here’s what the celebrities tweeted:

Javed Akhtar: All those who wish justice for women should stand up and raise their voices against the rapists and their protectors in Unnao and Kathua.

Farhan Akhtar: Imagine what goes through the mind of an 8-year-old as she is drugged, held captive, gang raped over days and then murdered. If you don’t feel her terror, you are not human. If you don’t demand Asifa get justice, you belong to nothing.

All those who wish justice for women should stand up and raise their voices against the rapists and their protectors in Unnao and Kathua.

In Unnao, the brother of the alleged rapist is arrested for beating the father of the rape victim which caused his death.

So far police has not taken any action in the rape case.

The MLA is walking free and has the audacity to call the victim and her family ‘lowly people’,” he wrote.

Abhishek Bachchan shared Asifa’s picture and hashtagged her name.

Director Hansal Mehta retweeted The New York Times piece which detailed how Asifa’s rape and murder led to protests by Hindu nationalists who defended the accused in the case.

Tammannah Bhatia: An 8-year-old raped in J&K. A 16-year-old raped and a protesting father beaten to death in order to protect the rapist. Where is this country headed? How many Nirbhayas need to be sacrificed before reforms are made. A country that can’t keep its women safe is a country with a rather regressive mentality that needs therapy

Abhishek Bachchan shared Asifa’s picture and hashtagged her name.

Truly a disgusting act, we do hope justice prevails for the victims.