Actor Bhumi Pednekkar has spoken out about women’s safety following a recent alleged gang rape and murder of a 70-year-old woman in Lucknow. The incident, in which the woman was attacked after objecting to two men drinking near her home, has once again brought attention to violence against women.

Bhumi Pednekkar speaks up on women’s safety

Taking to Instagram Stories, Bhumi questioned the tendency to place responsibility on women rather than confronting the mindset behind such crimes. Sharing her thoughts, the actor wrote, “What part of her inappropriate way of dressing invited her to be raped? 7 months to 70 years old, no woman is safe.”