After making India's Daughter, the BBC is now planning to make a documentary on the two sisters who hit the headlines last year after their video fighting off three alleged molesters on a moving bus in Rohtak, Haryana, went viral.

Last week, a three-member BBC team visited Rohtak and Sonipat to speak to those who were travelling by the same bus, policemen who are investigating the case, the sisters' lawyer and the legal counsel of the three boys who are out on bail. Later, the three-member BBC team, comprising a foreign national and two Indians met the two girls, Aarti and Pooja. The team visited the Rohtak district court to meet Pradeep Malik and Sandeep Rathi, the lawyers of the three alleged accused, and Antar Singh Panwar, the lawyer of the sisters.

Those who are aware of the development, said that this was the third time that a team from BBC has visited Rohtak on this matter.

An email query sent to BBC seeking their response on the development went unanswered at the time of the story going to press.

The girls had gathered international media attention after a video of them fighting off their alleged molesters on a moving Haryana Roadways bus on 28 November in Rohtak went viral on 30 November. The police is yet to file a charge sheet in the case.

The sisters have been claiming that they are being harassed by the authorities. They claim that the authorities are putting pressure on them to take back their complaint against the boys. According to them, their "bravery had come at the cost of (their) dignity and reputation".

The BBC had earlier ignored the Ministry of Home Affairs' order of not telecasting India's Daughter, made on the 16 December rape victim by Leslee Udwin. BBC defended its action by stating that the film had handled the issue "responsibly". "This harrowing documentary, made with the full support and cooperation of the victim's parents, provides a revealing insight into a horrific crime that sent shock waves around the world and led to protests across India demanding changes in attitudes towards women," it had said.