Bollywood celebrities voice their outrage over the justification of mob lynching for the victims

MUMBAI: On Tuesday bollywood celebrities, including lyricist Javed Akhtar and director Sudhir Mishra voiced their outrage over the increasing incidents of lynching and pressed for justice for the victims.

Mob violence had never been justified with "such shameless audacity" even at the bleakest moments in history, said Akhtar.

Who does a guy have to hug to get some justice for lynching around here?

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) July 22, 2018

"Even in the days of Ku Klux Klan and slavery in USA or at the peak of White supremacist rule in South Africa no one had justified lynching with such shameless audacity," the veteran writer-lyricist said on Twitter.

Even in the days of klu klax klan and slavery in USA or at the peak of White superimist rule In South Africa no one had justified lynching with such shameless audacity. .

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) July 24, 2018

Director Sudhir Mishra added, "What do those who justify lynching say to their children?"

In the latest incident, a 28-year-old man, Rakbar Khan, was allegedly lynched to death for being suspected of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district. It is alleged that it took over two-and-a-half hours for the police to take the victim to a nearby hospital.

What do those who justify lynching say to their children ?

— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 24, 2018

A high-level panel, was set up by the state police, it found four policemen guilty of dereliction in duty and suspended an assistant sub-inspector and shunted three constables to police lines.

"Cops who stand by and watch a lynching (and sometimes try to cover it up with false narratives) shouldn't they be severely punished too- instead of being just suspended or sent off to another posting. These guys are supposed to protect the innocent, not aid in their murder," filmmaker and former journalist Pritish Nandy said.

Cops who stand by and watch a lynching (and sometimes try to cover it up with false narratives) shouldn’t they be severely punished too— instead of being just suspended or sent off to another posting. These guys are supposed to protect the innocent, not aid in their murder.

— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) July 24, 2018

Actor-stand up comedian Vir Das tweeted, "Who does a guy have to hug to get some justice for lynching around here?"

The dying persons statements are of no use, accused are given a clean chit! The leaders of the state make loose statements about killings as if it’s just a chain snatching incident , the leaders of the country stay quiet about it, but lynching is the new casual term for MURDER😡

— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) July 22, 2018

No, no - we must lynch #Muslims that’s the only way to protect cows. A horrific death in a shelter is much better than being a Muslim’s cattle. https://t.co/FzXmjL9xie

— Danish Husain (@DanHusain) July 24, 2018

In school we were taught to not follow the herd. But to think for ourselves. "Mob mentality" was not a tenet to live by, but to guard ourselves against. The mob does not know reason, and is driven by anger, hatred and/or foolishness. Time to go back to school, perhaps.

— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) July 22, 2018