Avoid airing Delhi gangrape episode on Crime Patrol: IB to Sony

Sony was set to air an episode of Crime Patrol-Dastak based on the recent Delhi gangrape case tonight. The show takes the viewer through various real-life crime incidents and their investigations.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked Sony TV not to telecast an episode of its Crime Patrol show based on the December 16 Delhi gang-rape, an official source said on Friday.

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"Sony has been conveyed informally the request not to air the episode," the official source said. Crime Patrol episodes are based on real-life crime stories.

An official behind the show said a week ago that they planned to base the January 11-12 episode on the brutal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old physiotherapist trainee in south Delhi. The young woman died in a Singapore hospital December 29 of her grievous injuries.

The six rapists, including a juvenile, have been arrested and charges, including of murder, have been filed against five of them