âœThese Are The Same People Who Are Going to Sexually Assault Children and Womenâ- Bhumi Pednekar

For generations, after generations, women have been enduring several types of violence committed against them, which have led to a devastating number of deaths and, in many cases, several unregistered cases. And even in today’s times, no matter how much we have advanced in other aspects, violence against women is still prevalent. The recent few days have seen a rising number of deaths in women, especially of young women, related to dowry harassment and mental torture. The alleged dowry death case sent shockwaves across the nation when a 33-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Bhopal. Following these incidents, Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar has flagged a disturbing video of some men making obscene gestures towards a woman’s wall painting.

Recently, in a video that the Instagram account Tube Indian shared, some men were allegedly seen behaving inappropriately, what we can call vulgarly, with a woman’s wall painting near a swimming pool. Soon after the video surfaced online, the incident quickly spread across social media and triggered strong reactions from the people.

Taking to her Instagram stories, Bhumi Pednekkar shared the viral video and 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.”

This is not the first time that Bhumi has expressed her outrage over recent incidents. 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 society is failing because people still think that they can get away with sexual violence.

The actor said, “Breaks my heart to see underage 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.”