Govt explores legal action against BBC
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the BBC should not have telecast the documentary, which deals with the brutal gangrape and killing of a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus in December, 2012.
"We had requested BBC not to air the documentary, but they have gone ahead...Conditions have been breached... We are examining all facts,We'll look into the legalities and take appropriate action," he said.
The Home Ministry had sent a copy of the court order prohibiting telecast of the documentary, "India's daughter,", which BBC aired on Wednesday night in the UK and other countries.
Reports said the government has now asked YouTube and other sites where the links are being shared to remove them.
The documentary by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin includes interviews of Nirbhaya's parents, doctors, police, lawyers and one of the rapists.
The documentary kicked up controversy as it includes certain comments of Mukesh Singh, one of the four men sentenced to death for rape and murder holding the woman responsible for the fate she met.
In India it was to be telecast on NDTV.
While a Delhi court ordered a ban on it, the Union Home Ministry said it would not allow the film's screening and investigate how permission was granted for the rapist's interview.
Defending its position BBC has said, "This harrowing documentary, made with the full support and co-operation of the victim's parents, provides a revealing insight into a horrific crime. The film handles the issue responsibly. The BBC is only responsible for transmission of the film in the UK. Given the intense level of interest we brought the transmission forward."
As the nation witnessed a heated argument whether the documentary should be aired, the victim's fathe said on Thursday that everyone should watch the film.
"Everyone should watch the film. If a man can speak like that in jail, imagine what he would say if he was walking free," the father said.
"The documentary exposes what is happening. I don't understand why it was banned. A ban will only make people curious. But if the country has taken a decision, we have to support it," he told NDTV.
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