Bengaluru mass molestation: Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan and other celebs condemn the incident

The first few minutes of New Year’s Eve saw a something horrific happen in Bangalore. A mob of men molested and assaulted women in broad daylight, on the busiest roads of the city, while police forces were right around the corner.

The incident has shaken up everyone. Many resorted to Twitter to express their grief with the matter, but soon enough #NotAllMen started to trend.

SP MLA Abu Azmi made some pretty regressive remarks about the case , blaming it on the women’s attire, while Karnataka Home Minister dismissed it by stating that these things happen all the time on New Year’s Eve and Christmas. The state police has also claimed that no cases have been filed yet.

Many members of the Hindi film industry took to twitter to vent about the sad state of affairs. The most recent statement has been issued by actor Hrithik Roshan who condemned the incident at the song launch of his upcoming film Sanjay Gupta’s action thriller Kaabil. He said, “I wasn’t here. I didn’t see the news in real time but yes, it is sad. We all bear a responsibility and we all must do something about that. I feel very strongly as a father, as the member of society that if something like this happening in an environment so close to me then I definitely must be impacted, I must be affected and I must do something about it.”

Aamir Khan, too, spoke about the issue at a press meet in Mumbai recently, reports ANI. He said:

“The incident that took place in Bengaluru was very disappointing. We feel ashamed that such incidents take place in our country. I think it’s the responsibility of everyone along with the administration to see that law and order prevails…. The law and order mechanism and the judiciary and police should bring the culprit to task at the earliest as it happens in other countries. For example, when such an incident takes place in America, the guilty are not only arrested but they are given punishments as well within two or three months. I think when such a change will take place, things will automatically change." 

Meanwhile, Varun Dhawan, Farhan Akhtar, Swara Bhaskar and Salim Khan took to twitter to speak their mind.

Argggh how this angers me.Sir punish the criminals not the victims. Women can wear what they want it's their choice. https://t.co/HSpRjlRq8A

— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) January 3, 2017

Women should not dress like westerners b'coz men dressed like westerners are molesters, says the man in the shirt.#oxy(deprived)morons

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 3, 2017

Honble PM Narendrabhai, you have time and again mentioned that Indias youth will drive the country forward.

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) January 3, 2017

Its a shame what the youth have done in Bngluru.Such acts are happning rptdly all ovr.We were also young once bt nvr have such things happnd

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) January 3, 2017

Narendrabhai the power of the youth is double edged it can go either way. You need to address it immediately @narendramodi @PMOIndia

— Salim Khan (@luvsalimkhan) January 3, 2017

Shameful that law breakers, law makers & law keepers are united in the warped logic tht women invite rape/molestation #bangalore #india 2/2

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) January 3, 2017