📌 Key Points
- A 9-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys in UP’s Ballia district.
- Bhumi Pednekar reacted, stating both the girl and boys are ‘victims of a broken society’.
- The actor called for ‘stricter laws’ to combat the rising incidents of violence against women and children.
- This is not Bhumi’s first time expressing outrage; she previously spoke out against similar cases.
Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar has voiced profound alarm and shame following reports of an alleged gang-rape of a 9-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh. She condemned the incident, labeling both the victim and perpetrators as ‘victims of a broken society,’ urging immediate action.
Horrific UP Incident Shocks Nation
The last few days have seen a slew of deaths, especially of young women, related to dowry harassment and mental torture. On Tuesday, a new case was reported by the police where a nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys from her village in the Haldi area of Ballia district. Actor Bhumi Pednekar has now reacted to the distressing case and penned a note on her social media to raise concern.
She went on to add, “What the hell is going on! How are we not alarmed and ashamed at what we’re doing with our children. To me both the little girl and the boys are victims of a broken society.”
Bhumi Pednekar’s Outraged Reaction
This is not the first time that Bhumi has expressed her outrage over recent incidents. A few days ago, Bhumi had flagged a disturbing video of some men making obscene gestures towards a woman’s wall painting. She wrote, “This is the mentality of our youth. These are the same people who are going to sexually assault children and women. We are in a pandemic. Just words and showing shame isn’t enough. Stricter laws, stricter laws, stricter laws.”
In January, the actor shared that she was deeply disturbed by reports of a six-year-old girl allegedly gang-raped by three boys, aged 10, 13, and 14, in Delhi. Calling the perpetrators monsters, the actor expressed her anger by saying that the society is failing because people still think that they can get away with sexual violence.
Actor’s Consistent Call for Stricter Laws
The actor said, “Breaks my heart to see under age boys go through with something so heinous. Imagine the environments they are growing up in. We are punishing the voiceless in our country, and have sensationalised, dogs being a threat.”
It also stars Samara Tijori and Aditya Rawal in lead roles, along with Geeta Agrawal, Chinmay Mandlekar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Rahul Bhat, Sandeep Kulkarni, Shivraj Walvekar, Sandesh Kulkarni and Jaya Bhattacharya in supporting roles. The series was released on January 30.
Pednekar’s consistent outrage highlights a critical societal issue, urging for not just shame but concrete legal reforms. Her voice adds to the growing demand for a safer environment for children and women across the nation.
