Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in parliament on Wednesday that the government would “not allow any organization to leverage such an incident and use it for commercial purpose.”
Source/Credit: Foreign Policy
By South Asia Channel | March 5, 2015
A New Delhi court on Wednesday blocked the airing of a BBC documentary titled “India’s Daughter,” which includes an interview with Mukesh Singh, one of the men accused in the 2012 gang-rape of a young woman in the Indian capital (CNN, WSJ, NDTV).
The Indian Home Ministry also said that it will take action against the BBC for broadcasting the documentary in the United Kingdom (ABC).
Although the documentary was blocked in India because the rapist's remarks were "creating an atmosphere of fear and tension," it was freely available to watch on YouTube on Wednesday (BBC). The government has asked Youtube and other sites in India to remove the video.
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in parliament on Wednesday that the government would “not allow any organization to leverage such an incident and use it for commercial purpose” (NYT).
Documentary-maker Leslee Udwin called the government’s decision to ban the airing of the her documentary “foolish,” and said: “I feel as saddened today as I felt when I sat with those rapists... They are trying to silence the voices that are fighting for the rights of women. It is very ill-conceived” (Post).
On Dec. 16, 2012, a 23-year-old student was brutally gang-raped and tortured by six men on a moving bus in New Delhi. The woman died of her injuries two weeks later, triggering nationwide protests and drawing massive international media coverage.
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