The tragic incident involving the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a medical college in Kolkata has left the nation in shock and grief. In response to the tragedy, Bollywood actors Priyanka Chopra , Hrithik Roshan , Kriti Sanon, Genelia D'Souza, and Suhana Khan among others expressed his deep anger and concern on social media. (Also Read – Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra, Ayushmann express shock over rape-murder of Kolkata doctor: Women aren't safe anywhere ) Hrithik Roshan On his X account, Hrithik wrote, “Yes we need to evolve into a society where we ALL feel equally safe.
But that is going to take decades. It's going to hopefully happen with sensitizing and empowering our sons and daughters. The next generations will be better.
” "We will get there. Eventually. But what in the interim ? Right now justice would be to put a hard stop to such atrocities.
And the only way to do that is a punishment so harsh that it scares the living daylights out of such perpetrators. That's what we need. Perhaps ? I stand with the victim's family in seeking justice for their daughter and I stand with all the Doctors that were attacked last night," his post further read.
Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram Stories on late Thursday night and reposted a BBC photo from a protest site. In the picture, a protestor held a sign which read, “Who will speak for her if you don't?” She shared the post with a sad emoji. On her X account, Genelia D'Souza wrote, “Monsters need to be hanged!!.