Bollywood usually prefers to remain silent over many burning issues. But the barbarism of the alleged abduction, brutal gangrape and killing of an 8-year-old Bakheral girl in Kathua - a political ploy aimed at ousting the nomadic community from the area in Jamm and Kashmir - has roused B-towners and other celebs.
While the usual articulate voices from the industry expressed their opinions on Twitter, some others also spoke up and pointed out the deplorable law and order situation in the country. Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt were among the actors who chose to air their views on the case on social media.
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