Sushil Kumar Shinde denies giving Permission for Nirbhaya Documentary

Hyderabad: There is outrage and anger after excerpts of an interview of a December 16 gang-rape convict came into public domain.

Sushil Kumar Shinde was Home Minister when the permission was allegedly taken to shoot the documentary

Sushil Kumar Shinde was Home Minister when the permission was allegedly taken to shoot the documentary

Former home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday denied issuing permission for the filming of documentary.

When asked about giving permission to journalists to shoot Nirbhaya documentary, Shinde threatened the reporter. Thereafter, Telugu actor Mohan Babu also assaulted the scribe.

Shinde was home minister in UPA-2 government when the interview of Delhi gang-rape convict was taken.

Commenting on the incident, BJP leaders Nalin Kohli and MJ Akbar condemned the assault on media and said that freedom of press shouldn’t be curbed. Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said that physically attacking someone is wrong. However, she denied having any knowledge of the incident. Senior journalist NK Singh said that such a behavior is condemnable and not acceptable.

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