An eight-year-old minor from Jammu’s Kathua district was abducted, held hostage in a temple, drugged, repeatedly raped and finally murdered to scare the Bakerwal community out of the village. What followed after the brutal act was a concerted effort to obstruct justice. Bribes were paid, evidences destroyed, people were intimidated to cover the heinous crime that took place in January this year. Film personalities, Opposition parties and people in general have expressed shock and demanded justice for the eight-year-old. Expressing outrage on social media accounts might perhaps be considered an easy way to react to the crime, but at moments like this, staying silent is also not an option.
I am Hindustan. I am Ashamed. #JusticeForOurChild #JusticeForAasifa
8 years old. Gangraped. Murdered.
In ‘Devi’-sthaan temple. #Kathua and lest we forget #unnao Shame on us! #BreakTheSilence #EndTheComplicity #ActNow pic.twitter.com/MoZXiubDXy— Parvathy T K (@parvatweets) April 13, 2018
— Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) April 14, 2018
Every child deserves to be protected, to learn, to play, to be loved and nurtured. They are the future! A crime against a child is a crime against the people. #JusticeforAsifa
— Manushi Chhillar (@ManushiChhillar) April 13, 2018
Deeply ashamed and upset. pic.twitter.com/5502Iq40CH
— Konkona Sensharma (@konkonas) April 13, 2018
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
It’s moments like this when a clear choice must be made.
We can come together as a people to protect the lives and rights of our women & children
OR
We can allow people to put personal agendas above law & humanity
What kind of nation do We want to be? #Justice #Kathua #Unnao— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) April 13, 2018
#JusticeforAsifa ? pic.twitter.com/zGnW7yUrDY
— Trisha Krishnan (@trishtrashers) April 12, 2018
Does it have 2 b ur own daughter fr u 2 understand? She could’ve been mine. I feel angry as a man, father & a citizen fr failing Asifa. I m sorry my child v didn’t make this country safe enough fr U. I’ll fight fr justice at least fr future kids like u. V mourn u & won’t forget u
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 13, 2018
How many more children like baby Asifa will be sacrificed at the intersect of religion & politics? How many more children will have to suffer unimaginable crimes before we wake up? I’m disgusted. It’s time for swift action. We owe it to Asifa and to humanity. #justiceforAsifa.
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 12, 2018
The first of the monsters that raped and killed that innocent soul …#burninhell #death #castration #JusticeforAsifa shame him… and he is supposed to protect us..?? A man of the law..!!! Wow watte country we live in.!!! pic.twitter.com/FwsMt4O62O
— varu sarathkumar (@varusarath) April 13, 2018
THEY are monsters, they drugged, raped and murdered a little girl. THEY are monsters, they defended the crime in the name of religion.
WE are monsters if we don’t raise our voices and make sure they are punished…#JusticeforAsifa #LoveForAsifa #HumanityForAsifa #IndiaForAsifa pic.twitter.com/8rIqGvik8y
— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) April 13, 2018
The cruelest form of evil is harming an innocent child. What is happening to the world we live in??? These people should be given the most severe punishment there is! Where are we heading as humanity?
Shaken to my core.#JusticeforAsifa— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) April 12, 2018
HOW do human beings go through evil acts on another human? During an act, how do they not stop? Is there no concience? No guilt? No regret? No humanity? HOWWW do you allow yourself to go through raping and killing a child?! Cannot understand it. #JusticeforAsifa
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) April 12, 2018
Our hearts burn with tears & rage. #JusticeForOurChild#Kathua#JusticeforAsifa pic.twitter.com/TBaGVCpqZw
— Mini Mathur (@minimathur) April 13, 2018
