Shabana Azmi expresses shock over rape-murder of Kolkata doctor, asks people to dismantle patriarchy: It’s embarrassing | Bollywood
Actor Shabana Azmi has spoken about the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata earlier this month. Speaking with the media after attending an event in Pune, Shabana urged people to stop treating women as commodities. (Also Read | John Abraham warns men after Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Behave, or I’ll tear you apart’) Shabana Azmi talked about the incident in Pune. Shabana reacts to rape, murder of Kolkata doctor Shabana said, as quoted by news agency ANI, “Such incidents are extremely dangerous. It’s embarrassing to see that these kinds of heinous acts have not reduced despite the formation of Justice Verma Committee back in 2012 during the Nirbhaya case. We should not treat women as commodities… we need to dismantle patriarchy which is deep-rooted in us.” President too reacted to the incident Earlier on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu expressed anguish over the rising cases of crimes against women in the wake of the gruesome rape and murder of the young doctor in Kolkata. She penned an open letter, Women’s Safety: Enough is …