The tragic rape of Asifa, an 8-year-old girl from Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua, has shocked the nation.  Some of Tollywood's top heroines have expressed their outrage.

Pooja Hegde says, "When are we gonna have stricter and faster action taken against crimes like this?! To be able to do this to a child or ANY WOMAN AT ALL! Monsters."

Rakul Preet Singh says, "This is inhuman, sick and demands immediate action. I wonder if any punishment is hard enough for monsters like this !!we need to put a stop to it now!!"

Raashi Khanna says, "Shocked at the politicising of a heinous act of rape and murder! Time to mourn at the loss of humanity.. Strict action needs to be taken to send shivers down their spine!"

Lakshmi Manchu notes, "Asifa was kidnapped, drugged, held captive, brutally raped over days and then murdered. My heart is bleeding and I'm infuriated. Bring those evil people to justice."

???? when are we gonna have stricter and faster action taken against crimes like this?! To be able to do this to a child or ANY WOMAN AT ALL! Monsters ???? https://t.co/E8roNf7Lxb

— Pooja Hegde (@hegdepooja) April 12, 2018

This is inhuman , sick and demands immediate action. I wonder if any punishment is hard enough for monsters like this !!we need to put a stop to it now !! #justice #stricterpunishments https://t.co/9UtaLlvjRI

— Rakul Preet (@Rakulpreet) April 12, 2018

Shocked at the politicising of a heinous act of rape and murder! Time to mourn at the loss of humanity.. Strict action needs to be taken to send shivers down their spine! #JusticeforAsifa ????https://t.co/ctlNE1x7si

— Raashi Khanna (@RaashiKhanna) April 12, 2018

#Asifa was kidnapped, drugged, held captive, brutally raped over days and then murdered. My heart is bleeding and I'm infuriated. Bring those evil people to justice. #Kathua #Unnao

— Lakshmi Manchu (@LakshmiManchu) April 12, 2018