I took part in candle march for Nirbhaya during Queen; there should be quick justice for such brutal crimes: Kangana Ranaut

The Nirbhaya case got closure on March 20, 2020, when the four rapists who were convicted for gang rape and murder of a girl dubbed

Nirbhaya

by Indians was hung to death. Kangana Ranaut, who’s playing former actress and CM of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, in Vijay’s

Thalaivi

, shared her views on the delayed justice.

She said, “It took seven long years for our judicial system to give verdict on a horrific rape and murder case that shook the entire nation. I remember taking part in the candle march for Nirbhaya at the time when I was shooting for Queen. There should have been quick justice for such a brutal crime. Indirectly, we have tortured Nirbhaya's mother and the entire family for seven long years.”

She continued, “The judicial system has taken so long to deliver justice in this case that people have already forgotten about the case and moved on. I feel related to Nirbhaya's mom's name, Asha Devi, since my mother's name is Asha. I still remember the time when my sister Rangoli had an acid attack and the accused had got bail. People used to question us how we could let go of the accused and keep quite. Those were the times I used to feel angry on our judiciary as why the accused was granted bail and the victim suffered. Rangoli suffered ear burns and her eye was damaged. I got her retina transplanted but it was only possible because I was an actress. Had it been any common man, it would have still remained the same. The times we tried to move on, people came questioning us as to why we were letting the accused go free. Just think about Nirbhaya's mother facing people for seven long years. People would not even let her emerge from the shock even if she wanted to. We have tortured her family for seven long years and killed them indirectly.”