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WATCH: Akshay Kumar's Video On Bengaluru Molestation Has Gone Viral

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 Jan, 2017 01:09 PM
  • WATCH: Akshay Kumar's Video On Bengaluru Molestation Has Gone Viral
Actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday said he feels "ashamed" of being called a human, after the molestation of a young woman on New Year's Ever in Bengaluru.
 
The incident caught the nation's attention after a video footage captured by a CCTV camera went viral. A resident of the area had had installed the CCTV camera at his house, which showed the molestation in vivid details. The footage was given to the police.
 
Akshay condemned the incident in a video he posted on Twitter on Thursday. 
 
He said: "Today I am feeling ashamed of being a human. I came from a small family holiday from Capetown and wished all a Happy New Year. While walking through airport, I was carrying my daughter in my arms and suddenly saw a news on TV showing people's molestation act (in Bengaluru)."
 
"After watching that, I don't know how you all felt but I have lost my temper... I will say that a society which can't respect its women, has no right to call itself a human society."
 
Akshay said the "worst part" is how few people are justifying this molestation.
 
"Why she donned less clothes? Why she went outside in night? Such people should feel ashamed. It's not the girls' clothes, it's your mentality that is short," he said.
 
 
Akshay even gave advice to girls and asked them to "not feel weaker than boys". 
 
"You are capable of ensuring your own safety. There are so many small tricks in martial arts to stop such people. Nobody will have the guts to even touch you. You don't have to worry, you are not less than anyone. Stay alert and learn self-defence," he added. 
 
In the molestation case, four people have been arrested in Bengaluru, the police said.
 
B-TOWN STRONGLY CONDEMNS BENGALURU MOLESTATION CASE
 
Popular Bollywood celebrities like Shekhar Kapur and Farhan Akhtar have strongly condemned the molestation of a young woman on New Year's day here.
 
The horrifying incident came to light on Tuesday night when a resident of the area gave the police video footage captured by a CCTV camera he had installed at his house.
 
 
Four people have been arrested in the molestation case, police said.
 
After the video footage went viral, various Bollywood celebrities started condemning the "shameful" incident.
 
Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur tweeted: "When will it stop? How long will our society go on blaming women for assaults upon them? Bengaluru shame."
 
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar called it "gender terrorism".
 
"This is not molestation. It's gender terrorism. empowered by the misogynistic mentality of powers-that-be. Wake up," he tweeted.
 
 
Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the issue immediately.
 
"Honourable PM Narendra bhai, you have time and again mentioned that India's youth will drive the country forward. It's a shame what the youth have done in Bengaluru. Such acts are happening repeatedly all over. We were also young once, but never have such things happened," Salim tweeted on Tuesday.
 
While addressing the incident, actor Akshay Kumar posted a video on the micro-blogging site. 
 
In the video, Akshay said: "Today I am feeling ashamed of being a human. I came from a small family holiday from Capetown and wished all a Happy New Year. While walking through airport, I was carrying my daughter in my arms and suddenly saw one news on TV where I saw few people's molestation act. 
 
"After watching that don't know how you all felt, but I have lost my temper. Even if I was not the father of a daughter, I will say that a society, which can't respect its women, has no right to call itself a human society."
 
Akshay shared that the "worst part is that few people have hold status of justifying this molestation act." 
 
"Why she donned less clothes? Why she went outside in night? Such people should feel ashamed. It's not the girls' clothes, it's your mentality that is short," he said.
 
While re-tweeting Akshay's post, actor Arjun Kapoor said: He's spoken what's on everyone's mind... Bangalore is just one of the many incidents that happen everyday and yet nothing's being done about it.
 
While actress Alia Bhatt called it a "disgusting" act, Kriti Sanon said that "girls must learn some form of self defence."
 
Actress Swara Bhaskar said: There is a problem with Indian parenting.. lets wake up to it and change it. Bangalore.
 
 

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