After the brutal murder of a two-year-old girl in Tappal area of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, Bollywood celebrities, including Abhishek Bachchan, Twinkle Khanna and Ayushmann Khurrana, stormed the social media expressing their anger and sadness over the incident.
The girl was allegedly murdered by a man named Zahid over an argument with her family regarding a small loan amount. Ever since the reports about the little girl went viral, #JusticeforTwinkle is trending on social media.
Actor turned author Twinkle Khanna urged the government to take strict actions against the “perpetrators”.
“It is heartbreaking to hear about the horrific murder of the two and a half-year-old little girl In Aligarh. I would request Smriti Irani to ensure that swift action is taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime,” she tweeted.
It is heartbreaking to hear about the horrific murder of the two and a half year old little girl In Aligarh. I would request @smritiirani to ensure that swift action is taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime. #JusticeForTwinkle
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) June 6, 2019
Expressing his ‘disgust’ over the incident, Abhishek Bachchan wrote, “Just so disgusted and angered hearing about Twinkle Sharma. How can somebody even think of doing such a thing?!?! Speechless….”
Just so disgusted and angered hearing about #TwinkleSharma. How can somebody even think of doing such a thing?!?! Speechless….
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) June 6, 2019
Sending out his prayers to the family, Ayushmann Khurrana tweeted, “This is inhuman and barbaric.. My prayers for her family. Justice must be served! #TwinkleSharma.”
This is inhuman and barbaric.. My prayers for her family. Justice must be served! #TwinkleSharma
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) June 6, 2019
Sidharth Malhotra too urged the authorities to take immediate action so that such a “heinous crime” is not repeated again.
“Extremely disturbed by the news of #TwinkleSharma. It’s scary to be living in a world where even innocent children are not safe. I urge our authorities to take action to ensure that such a heinous crime is never repeated again! #JusticeForTwinkleSharma,” he wrote.
Extremely disturbed by the news of #TwinkleSharma. It’s scary to be living in a world where even innocent children are not safe. I urge our authorities to take action to ensure that such a heinous crime is never repeated again! #JusticeForTwinkleSharma
— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) June 6, 2019
Demanding justice for the girl, Arjun Kapoor wrote, “The barbaric rape and murder of #TwinkleSharma is a shame on humanity. Justice must be served.”
The barbaric rape and murder of #TwinkleSharma is a shame on humanity. Justice must be served.
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) June 6, 2019
Raveena Tandon tagged Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, to her tweet and wrote, “The horrible, barbaric rape, the murder of a 3-year-old In Aligarh, the criminals, who gouged her eyes, mutilated her body, depraved evil, inhuman & barbaric. Must Hang. The law must act fast! Smriti Irani.”
The horrible, barbaric rape,murder of a 3 year old In Aligarh,the criminals,who gouged her eyes, mutilated her body,depraved evil,inhuman & barbaric. Must Hang. The law must act fast! #justicefortwinkle @smritiirani #twinklesharma
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) June 6, 2019
Sunny Leone, Gul Panag and Koena Mitra too mourned the death of the 2-year-old.
I cannot even begin to imagine the plight of her family, her parents. If #twinklesharma doesn’t get speedy justice, then it’s a collective failure of the society we live in.
— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) June 6, 2019
The dead body of the girl, who was missing since the last few days, was found in a garbage dump on June 2.
According to police, a postmortem was conducted under the supervision of a team of three doctors which confirmed that she was strangulated but ruled out the possibility of rape.
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