Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor has vehemently condemned the brutal lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, labeling the act as inhuman and urging people not to overlook such violence.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, the actress shared a heartfelt note expressing her pain and anger over the incident.
She wrote, “Dipu Chandra Das. What is happening in Bangladesh is barbaric. It is a slaughter and it is not an isolated incident. If you don’t know about his inhumane public lynching, read about it, see the videos, ask the questions. And if despite all of this you feel no rage, then it is exactly this kind of hypocrisy that will destroy us before we know it. We will continue to cry about things half way across the globe while our own brothers and sisters are burnt to death.”
The lynching of Dipu Chandra Das has shed light on the alarming issue of mob violence in the Indian subcontinent. He was killed by a mob in Bangladesh, with his body tied to a tree and set on fire after being lynched last week. Disturbing videos of the incident have gone viral on social media, prompting outrage among civil society groups and human rights activists, who denounced the act as a significant failure of law and order.
In response to the incident, police registered a case and initiated an investigation into those involved, emphasizing that guilt should be established through legal processes, not by mobs. This tragic event has reignited discussions on vigilantism, misinformation, and the pressing need for stronger measures against lynching.
Janhvi further stated, “Communal discrimination and extremism in any and every form, whether we are the victims or the perpetrators, needs to be called out and condemned before we forget our humanity.”
She concluded her note by saying, “We are pawns that believe we reside on either side of an invisible line. Recognise this. And equip yourself with knowledge so you can take a stand for the innocent lives that are continuously lost and terrorised in this communal cross-fire.”