Bhumi Pednekar reacts to alleged assault of 9-year-old girl in UP: Broken society
Bhumi Pednekar reacted with shock after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two minor boys in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district. Calling it a sign of a "broken society", the actor questioned the environment children are growing up in and urged people to take the issue seriously.
Bhumi Pednekar reacts to the UP assault case. (Photo: Instagram/Bhumi Pednekar)
New Delhi,UPDATED: May 27, 2026 16:19 IST
Actor Bhumi Pednekar has reacted with shock and concern after a nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district. Expressing her anguish over the incident, the actor shared a note on social media questioning the environment children are growing up in and called the case a reflection of a “broken society”.
According to police, the alleged incident took place in the Haldi area of Ballia district and involved two minor boys from the victim’s village. The case comes amid growing public concern over recent incidents related to violence against women and children across the country.
Bhumi reposted details related to the case and wrote on her Instagram Story, “Please read! A 9 year old girl was sexually assaulted by a 11 year old and a 12 year old (sic).”
Reacting further, the actor added, “What the hell is going on! How are we not alarmed and ashamed at what we're doing with our children. To me both the little girl and the boys are victims of a broken society (sic)."
This is not the first time Bhumi has spoken out against incidents involving violence and harassment against women. A few days ago, the actor had also expressed outrage over a viral video showing man making obscene gestures towards a woman’s wall painting.
Expressing concern over the growing pattern of such behaviour, she had written, “This is the mentality of our youth. These are the same people who are going to sexually assault children and women. We are in a pandemic. Just words and showing shame isn't enough. Stricter laws, stricter laws, stricter laws (sic).”
ABOUT BHUMI PEDNEKAR
On the work front, Bhumi made her acting debut opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in Dum Laga Ke Haisha. She was last seen in the Prime Video series Daldal, directed by Amrit Raj Gupta and based on Vish Dhamija’s bestselling book Bhendi Bazaar.
In the series, Bhumi played DCP Rita Ferreira, a police officer investigating a serial killer case. The show also featured Samara Tijori, Aditya Rawal, Geeta Agrawal, Chinmay Mandlekar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Rahul Bhat, Sandeep Kulkarni, Shivraj Walvekar, Sandesh Kulkarni and Jaya Bhattacharya in supporting roles.
The series was released on January 30.
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