Court bans documentary on 2012 Delhi gang rape
The court said the comments made by one of the rapists in the documentary could create an atmosphere of fear and tension.
The film, "India's daughter", has been made by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin
The documentary, in which the convicts have been interviewed, has become the centre of a storm with the issue triggering a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha and Home Minister Rajnath Singh assuring members that all steps have been taken to stop telecasting of the film.
"I was deeply hurt by this when I came to know about it yesterday.I spoke to authorities and made sure all steps taken to stop the broadcast," Singh said.
" The govt will institute an inquiry into this incident and responsibility will be fixed," he said.
One of the rapist-killers of Nirbhaya, whose fatal gang-rape led to a nationwide outrage, said in the documentary that the girl was to be blamed for her death since she should not have resisted the rape and allowed them to do what they wanted.
The documentary, "India's daughter" has been made by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin.
Portions of the interview the death row inmate was seen blaming the woman for the brutal assault -- have appeared in the media and on YouTube.
Mukesh Singh, who was driving the bus in which the girl was brutally assaulted and has been sentenced to death, said in the documentary, "Women are more responsible for rape than men."
"When being raped, she shouldn't fight back. She should just be silent and allow the rape. Then they'd have dropped her off after 'doing her', and only hit the boy," quoted NDTV from the documentary.
The victim was a physiotherapy student, who was raped and assaulted with an iron rod after she boarded a private bus to go home with a male friend.
Four men, including Singh, were sentenced to death, but their execution was later stayed on appeal by the Supreme Court. One of the defendants hanged himself in prison, while another, who was under 18 at the time of the incident, was sentenced to 3 years in juvenile detention.
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