"Rape is done by mentally ill people", says Bollywood Actor Rajpal Yadav

Faguni Verma

Every now and then we people living in this millennia hear or read a news where a woman or a baby girl goes through the horrific encounter of being raped. Where technology is easily accessible and rapists still on run, the world we are living in is pretty disturbing. 

An 18-month old raped by her 27 year old cousin or a 6 year old raped by neighbors is the kind of news headline that we go through every day. Rape is a heinous crime that has to have victims punished no matter what their background is or wherever they run and hide to. 

Rajpal Yadav during the promotion of Barefoot Warriors (click by Mayank Chadha)

Recently, Rajpal Yadav, a prominent name of the Indian film industry commented on whether India should be termed as a Rape Country or not. He spoke, "Actually the problem is not just limited to India. It would be wrong to say it is. The rapists are the problem. The easy accessibility of Internet is the problem. The ones who rape are the problem. I believe that rapists are mentally ill. Obviously to commit such a crime, you have got to be mentally ill. It is an illness and it should be cured." 

Rajpal Yadav is going to be seen next in a Hollywood-Bollywood project. The upcoming film is named, 'Barefoot Warriors' and is based on the true story of 1948 Indian Olympics and revolves around the sport of Football. The film is directed by Kavi Raz and features many actors of Indian and American origin and is set to be released in 2018.