Bollywood anger over Delhi gang-rape
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Bollywood anger over Delhi gang-rape

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Mumbai,Dec 22: Bollywood celebrities have expressed grief and anger over the brutal gang rape of a student in the national capital that has shocked the nation. Actress and activist Shabana Azmi termed the incident "horrific" and said it points to "a shocking state of affairs". "What we really need to do is to use this shocking incident as a wake-up call to demand fast-track courts, speedy justice, and a process of investigation that is firm; there has to be the certainty of punishment for the accused," said Shabana.The savage rape and torture of the 23-year-old by at least six men occurred Sunday night when the woman and her male friend boarded a private bus, used for ferrying school children, in south Delhi after watching a movie.The victim, battling for life at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, was brutally assaulted in the moving bus. "I can't imagine that kind of brutality," said actress Soha Ali Khan, "it makes one incredibly enraged when you think about it. "The rape victim continues to battle for her life after an operation to remove her entire intestine, and doctors said on Friday that she remains critical.

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