Mumbai: Two days after the Cyberabad Police killed all the four accused in rape and murder of Telangana woman veterinarian, celebrities across Indian film industry condemned the encounter on Sunday.
Actor Dia Mirza said that she is deeply disappointed over the incident that happened.
The former Miss India in a recent interview with a news portal said: "There exists a judicial system so that everyone including the guilty and the innocent gets a chance to prove his crime or innocence. I am not in favour of encounters. I think it's deeply disappointing that this has happened."
Famous South actor Samantha Akkineni said firmly that she would not celebrate encounters.
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She explained: "I really hope and wish and pray that strict punishments be delivered to the people who commit such crimes. I pray they get a life sentence or death sentence but I don't understand this encounter thing."
The actor clarified that fear is the only solution to tackle such heinous crimes, further adding that the encounter is a "wake-up call" to fix the flaws in India's judicial system.
"About 3 crore pending cases in our courts? When is the time for justice? The victim and the victim's family should not wait for so long and I think that is completely wrong but at the same time I will not stand here and celebrate encounters," Akkineni told reporters.
During early hours on December 6, 2019, all the four accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian were killed in an encounter with the Telangana Police.
According to police, all the four men were being taken to the scene of the crime, where the charred body of the doctor was found, when they allegedly attempted to escape and thus, were shot at.
