'Could've died': Rituparna Sengupta 'heckled' during Kolkata rape-murder protest
Bengali actor Rituparna Sengupta was reportedly harassed during a protest in Kolkata on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized in response to the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College. Despite her intentions to support the cause, Sengupta found herself being heckled, jostled and even had her car damaged by unruly elements within the crowd. In an interview, she expressed shock over the incident but remained steadfast in her pursuit of justice for the victim.
'I have always been voicing for victim's justice...'
Speaking about the incident, Sengupta told Zoom, "I never thought that this was the face of our state. I was completely disillusioned." She added, "So I have always been voicing for victim's justice from day one. If you look at my posts from day one to today, I have never done anything except ask for her justice. I went to the protest march with the best of intentions."
'What I saw on September 4 was complete hooliganism': Sengupta
The actor further recounted the events of that day, stating, "I went there. I sat. I lit the candle. There was a lot of commotion." "People were there...They wanted to hand over the mic to me to speak...The press was talking to me. I just told them that I want justice." She also emphasized her apolitical stance and desire for justice for the victim despite her personal ordeal during the protest.
Sengupta revealed she's still in shock
Sengupta expressed her shock and confusion over the incident, stating, "What happened has me completely dumbfounded. I am still in a state of shock." She added, "I don't know who these people were. Suddenly they besieged me from nowhere...They hurt a few journalists. I got hurt. I could have died yesterday actually." In a separate interview, the senior Bengali actor mentioned, "I could not be present on August 14 for 'reclaim the night' so I wanted to express solidarity."
