Restraint by court on broadcast of Nirbhaya case convict's interview till further orders

New Delhi: The restraint put by a Delhi court on the broadcast of interview of December 16 gang-rape convict will continue till further orders.

The court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to take action against those who publish or broadcast the contents of the documentary.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said efforts are on to stop the international broadcast of Nirbahaya documentary which features the interview of one of the convicts of Delhi gangrape case, Mukesh Singh. The documentary is being made by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin while Mukesh Singh was interviewed for 16 hours in a span of three days.

The Home Minister said, "I have spoken to Information and Broadcasting Ministry and a wrote letter to External Affairs Ministry as well."

He also summoned Tihar Jail DG Alok Kumar Verma and Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi.

Earlier in the day, he clarified in Parliament that terms and conditions for the shooting were violated. He said that a restraining order had been obtained against the screening, but many members questioned the move.

He said, "The condition was given to shoot the interview for social purpose and not for commercial use. A legal notice was issued to them when the jail authorities came to know that it violated the conditions. The permission to shoot the documentary was given with conditions."

He assured the House that the government will not allow the telecast of the documentary. He said, "The government condemns December 16 incident. We will not allow any group or individual to use the incident for any commercial use. The government is committed to dignity and security of women."

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has also issued a notice banning the telecast of the documentary containing the death row convict's interview.

Minister of State for I&B Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said, "The airing of documentary would be contempt of court. This entire documentary is against the programming code of I&B ministry. Language seems to incite violence against women, and instills fear."

A 23-year-old paramedical student was brutally gangraped by six men on a moving bus in the national capital on December 16, 2012. Brutally assaulted in the attack, the girl succumbed to her injuries on December 29, 2012.