India, witness our lowest: Bollywood livid over Rhea Chakraborty's media trial

The actor was mobbed by the media as she made her way to the narcotics bureau to submit statement

Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty has been making headlines ever since she was summoned for the suicide case of late Bollywood star and boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. Chakraborty has been asked to come into police stations and bureaus for testimonies and statements.

Recently, she was mobbed by the media as she tried making her way into the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office on Sunday, despite being escorted by police personnel. Several celebrities have called out the media behaviour, terming it as barbaric.

“In the name of Justice, these people have lynched a human being of her right to live even before proven guilty. I sincerely pray Karma finds the address of each n every human being part of this lowest low of mankind we are witness to,” Taapsee Pannu wrote while sharing a video where Rhea is seen struggling to make her way through the crowd.

In the name of Justice these people have lynched a human being off her right to live even before proven guilty. I sincerely pray Karma finds the address of each n every human being part of this lowest low of mankind we are witness to. https://t.co/Qkkhnfup53

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) September 6, 2020

Swara Bhaskar also shared the video and wrote, “India, witness our lowest! Shameful witch hunt! Disgusting.”

India... witness our lowest! Shameful witch hunt! Disgusting.. https://t.co/P8jIZjhKrR

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) September 6, 2020

"Media vultures. The press is behaving barbarically. Is there no one in authority that can stop this," Shibani Dandekar expressed her concern on Instagram Story.

Huma Qureshi said Rhea deserved her space as a woman. “What is wrong with us? We cannot behave like this. Sure the truth must come out but this girl deserves her space as a woman, basic respect and her right to social distancing norms,” she wrote.

What is wrong with us ?? We cannot behave like this. Sure the truth must come out but this girl deserves her space as a woman , basic respect and her right to social distancing norms https://t.co/Gu38XKGcl6

— Huma S Qureshi (@humasqureshi) September 6, 2020

Gauahar Khan is disgusted. "I haven't seen the worst of the criminals being treated like this even after being convicted! Let there be a trial! Absolutely disgusted with the way the media is treating her! Shame," she tweeted.

How dare they ???? Who are these cameramen ??? Jaahil absolutely jaahil ! Ab ladki ki maan , izzat , sammaan ka kuch nahi ???? https://t.co/fpnxqd7IM7

— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) September 6, 2020

Film-maker Hansal Mehta slammed the media for breaking social distancing norms amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mehta posted a news channel video of Rhea being hounded by scores of media personnel, and was caustic in summing it up with two words: "Social distancing."

Social distancing. https://t.co/wXdhMlAJx1

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 6, 2020

Karishma Tanna took the same line, too. "Wow. Social distancing at its best," she wrote with sarcasm.

Producer Manish Mundra tweeted: "This is absurd! This should never happen to anyone! This should end now. What are we turning our nation into? This is not how civilized society functions. Let justice be done but then the road to justice shouldn't look like this."

Rhea is being questioned by NCB on Sunday over a drug angle in the death of her boyfriend, actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Couple of days ago, Rhea's brother Showik Chakraborty and Sushant's house manager Samuel Miranda were arrested by NCB and taken in custody by the bureau till September 9.

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