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.

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

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) April 11, 2018

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.

Imagine what goes through the mind of an 8 yr 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.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) April 12, 2018

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. (Also Check: Mahabharata: Javed Akhtar just confirmed that Aamir’s project is backed by Mr Ambani?)

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

#Asifa pic.twitter.com/CpsaqMWKYe

— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) April 12, 2018

Sonam Kapoor also shared the same article and called out “fake nationals and fake Hindus” in her tweet.

Ashamed appalled and disgusted by fake nationals and fake Hindus. I cannot believe this is happening in my country. https://t.co/V8tKoo6viX

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) April 12, 2018

Nimrat Kaur: Equal rights/ gender bias/ pay disparity all seem like such distant, first world concerns. Let’s begin with addressing the unmentionable horrors of the absense of humanity. The only way forward, if at all, from this blood curdling barbarism is justice. Heartbroken and aghast. Asifa.

Equal rights/gender bias/pay disparity all seem like such distant, first world concerns.Lets begin with addressing the unmentionable horrors of the absense of humanity.The only way forward, if at all, from this blood curdling barbarism is justice.Heartbroken and aghast. #Asifa

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) April 12, 2018

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