The horrific details of the Kathua rape and murder case has left the nation in shock. A number of B-Town actors and other celebrities have come out and demanded that justice be meted to Asifa, the 8-year-old girl who was kidnapped, sedated, brutally raped over days and then finally murdered.
Sonam Kapoor, Richa Chadha and Farhan Akhtar among others took to social media to vent their anger and grief.
Sonam Kapoor tweeted, “Ashamed appalled and disgusted by fake nationals and fake Hindus. I cannot believe this is happening in my country.”
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
#Asifa pic.twitter.com/CpsaqMWKYe
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) April 12, 2018
LET THE WORLD KNOW WE DEFEND OUR RAPISTS,we commit atrocities in places of worship and desecrate the Flag. Thank God international press isn’t for sale.Hopefully bad PR may get the administration to act?Also,a woman as a CM is such a poor joke @mehbooba.Aisi bhi kya alliance ? https://t.co/mGEOfZjxzy
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) April 12, 2018
In Kathua, an eight-year-old girl was kidnapped and held captive in a prayer hall.
There she was repeatedly gang-raped and finally strangled to death. The perpetrators dumped her body in the forest nearby. Needless to say, there has been a collective outrage in the state over this. Celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Riteish Deshmukh have expressed their anger and disgust on Twitter and demanded justice for the victim.
Dear politicians,
I'd like to see every one of you miserable scum and your army of slimy sycophants put your parties and your bullshit aside and do something to make sure that no child ever has to face what this girl did. But you won't. Because you don't deserve this country.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) April 12, 2018
A 8 year old is drugged, raped & murdered and another one is fighting for justice for herself and the death of her father in custody.
We have a choice either raise your voice or be a silent spectator.
‘Stand up for what is right even if you are standing alone.’#Kathua #Unnao— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) April 12, 2018
Please do not turn the rape and murder of an 8 year old into a political circus. The religion/politics of the accused or the girl should not be relevant! The only truth is that she is the victim, they are the criminals and there is no excuse for what they have done! #kathua
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) April 12, 2018
Celebs post angry tweets after chargesheet reveals chilling details
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against lawyers of Jammu who tried to prevent Crime Branch officers from filing a charge sheet in a court on Monday in connection with the Kathua rape and murder case.
An 8 year old girl was gangraped & murdered in a temple because she belonged to a Muslim tribe that Hindu right wing goons wanted evicted from their area! #Kathua #India this is on us!!!! If in #Delhi pls join TODAY #JusticeforAsifa pic.twitter.com/D8GTf3gYMl
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) April 12, 2018
U CANNOT BE SILENT WHEN AN 8 YR OLD GIRL HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED, DRUGGED, TORTURED, REPEATEDLY GANG RAPED FOR DAYS AND THEN MURDERED!
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY RELIGION AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HUMANITY AND JUSTICE
PLS DEMAND #JUSTICEFORASIFA https://t.co/kHRxOfJ8XG
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) April 12, 2018
A special team of the crime branch has made a case of conspiracy, kidnapping, wrongful confinement, gang rape, murder and destruction of evidence against eight accused, which include: Sanjhi Ram, the suspected mastermind, who is a former revenue official and local strongman; his son Vishal Kumar, a college student; Ram’s 16-year-old nephew who is the juvenile, and his friend Parvesh Kumar; Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Hiranagar police station Deepak Khajuria and Surinder Kumar; Sub Inspector of Hiranagar police station Anand Dutta, who was also investigating officer in the case, and Head Constable Tilak Raj.
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
Any politicians making lofty statements about fasting for #JusticeForAsifa?
No… I thought not… Carry on with your chole bhatture and how many toilets made in a week https://t.co/Dz5DRdp71v— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) April 12, 2018
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
