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Nirbhaya revisited, but not this way, please

This is an insult to country, if channel airs it despite ban : Nirbhaya’s faher on Nirbhaya Documentary pic.twitter.com/YhyY7KBTp5 — ANI (@ANI_news) March 5, 2015

Had they even aired it in India I wouldn't have had problem,but when govt bans it, I am with them: Nirbhaya’s father on Nirbhaya Documentary — ANI (@ANI_news) March 5, 2015

NEW DELHI/LONDON: Even as the Indian government was pressing it not to show the controversial documentary on the December 16 gang rape, the BBC went ahead and aired 'India's Daughter' on Wednesday night, saying that the film had handled the issue "responsibly".Originally, the BBC had decided to show it on March 8, coinciding with International Women's Day, but suddenly decided to advance it even as a storm was raging in India, saying it will enable viewers to see this "incredibly powerful documentary at the earliest opportunity"."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," the BBC said in a statement.Read all reactions, developments as they unfoldedOn Wednesday, Indian Parliament witnessed outrage over the interview of gangrape convict, prompting the Modi government to promise an indepth inquiry and disallowing its telecast."Under no circumstances, this documentary will be allowed to be broadcast... government has taken necessary action and secured an order restraining the telecast of the film," Union home minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament.The documentary included an interview conducted by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin and BBC, of Mukesh Singh, the driver of the bus in which the 23-year-old paramedical student was brutally gangraped by six men on December 16, 2012. Mukesh has made derogatory statements against women, Delhi police said.A Delhi court has restrained media from publishing, broadcasting, telecasting or uploading the interview on the internet.On her part, Udwin appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to view the documentary, which, she said, was a "gift to India", before any action was taken on it.She said India has shown the lead globally in the wake of the horrific crime which had led to protests across the country. Rape was an issue of global concern which she has highlighted in the documentary, she said.(With inputs from PTI)