Priyanka condemns Balrampur rape incident, says 'We've failed our women'

Actor Priyanka Chopra took to social media to condemn the Balrampur rape incident. The Baywatch actor said we as a society have failed our women and for that, we should hang our heads in shame.

New Delhi: Reacting to the Balrampur rape incident, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Friday said that we should hang our heads in shame.

The Baywatch actor, who is currently living in America with her singer husband Nick Jonas, took to Instagram to condemn the incident.

"More horrific news from #Balrampur. Each rape is not just another number. There is a family behind it which has to live with the horror forever," she wrote in her Instagram stories.

Priyanka Chopra condemns Balrampur rape incident

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"Each of us must live with these unabated acts of brutality and hang our heads in shame that we have failed our women. Collectively," she added.

In Balrampur, a 22-year-old woman, who was allegedly gang-raped, died on the way to the hospital on Wednesday. Dev Ranjan, Balrampur Superintendent of Police, said her family had lodged a complaint of rape against two men.

ANI Report