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NEW DELHI: The documentary on the horrific Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, ‘India’s Daughter’, is fake, says Nirbhaya’s friend Avanindra Pandey who was with her when she was brutalized in a moving bus in Delhi on the night of December 16, 2012.
The British filmmaker Leslee Udwin’s documentary featuring the interview of one of the convicts, Mukesh Singh who blames girls for rape and not men, has been banned by the Indian government.
Talking to IBNLive, Pandey – who was overpowered and beaten up brutally by the rapists when he tried to protect Nirbhaya – said, “The documentary is unbalanced as the victim’s viewpoint is missing. The facts are hidden and the content is fake. Only Jyoti and I know what happened on that night and the documentary is far from truth.”
Pandey said he never heard the about tutor Satendra, who features in the documentary.
The tutor of the victim in the documentary said, “Avanindra Pandey wanted to watch an action film while Jyoti wanted to watch ‘Life Of Pi’.”
“How does he know which movie I wanted to watch on that night,” asked Pandey.
“A controversy was created unnecessarily and was sensationalized. The documentary made fun of emotions and questioned the law and order situation in our country,” according to Pandey.
Pandey added: “The documentary has dented the country’s image and questioned the law and order situation. The documentary showed that any individual can enter the Central Jail of our country and can interview a criminal.”
He said he was approached to be part of the documentary, adding, “I did not want to be part of it as I was not convinced by its motive. Also, I was not mentally prepared and had health issues as well.”
