'I am Hindustan. I am Ashamed'

How Twitterati react on Kathua and Unnao cases

GN Bureau | April 13, 2018


#Rape Victim   #Yogi government   #Yogi Adityanath   #Unnao Rape Case   #Uttar Pradesh   #Kathua   #Women  
(Illustration: Ashish Asthana)
(Illustration: Ashish Asthana)

Horrifying details of the rape and murder of a child in Kathua and rape charges by a 17-year-old girl in Unnao against a BJP MLA have triggered protests on social media as well. From celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Riteish Deshmukh, Richa Chadha, Konkona Sensharma and to political commentators, all joined hands and cried for justice in the two cases.

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