The "Delhi crime" is about rape and murder in 2012

Filmmaker Richie Mehta was initially reluctant to make the latest Indian series of Netflix, "Delhi Crime", which documents the consequences of rape Collective of an Indian student who made the headlines of the press.

Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, was violently badaulted and left for dead by five men and a teenager on a bus in New Delhi in December 2012.

The horrible crime attracted International attention on India's high levels of badual violence and has triggered weeks of protests and possibly a change in the law to introduce the death penalty for rape.

"Initially, I was against it. I thought it was inappropriate for anyone to do it, "said the Indo-Canadian director during an interview in Mumbai.

"But after reading the verdict and meeting with some of the officers involved, I was amazed. The verdict described in detail the hunt for the man, the nature of these people and the manner in which they were found.

"I understood that this badysis of hunting for these types also helped to understand why these things were happening," he added. & # 39 ;, a series of seven episodes written and directed by Mehta, published on Netflix Friday around the world.

The thriller retraces the police investigation, tracing the prosecution of the six men responsible for the crime.

The death of four of the adult sentences, while one died in prison of an alleged suicide. The teenager was released after three years in a juvenile detention center.

Mehta said that the Delhi Police Commissioner at the time, Neeraj Kumar, had first suggested to him that the investigation would make a powerful film. 19659003] The filmmaker did not agree at the beginning. But little by little, he changed his mind and spent four years questioning the police involved in the case.

It's their point of view on the case he's telling.

"When the crime was committed, there was a lot of anger directed toward this institution. But when I knew their point of view, I realized that the police were doing their best, especially given the statistics.

"As it is said at the beginning of the program, 11,000 heinous crimes are reported each year [in Delhi]. Prevention is almost impossible with half of the police forces stranded in the traffic and the protection of personalities, "added Mehta.

The series, shot in English and Hindi, was well received during its first appearance at This year's Sundance Film Festival. [19659003] This is Shefali Shah ("Monsoon Wedding") as lead investigator, as well as actors Adil Hussain ("Life of Pi ") and Denzil Smith (" The Best Exotic Hotel in Marigold ")

In 2016, nearly 40,000 cases of rape were reported in India.

But activists say that this is only the visible part of the iceberg and that many victims are too scared to be able to be denounced.

Even one of the authors blamed it, claiming that women those who went out late at night attracted men.

The Indian authorities have banned the distribution of drugs. a TV documentary directed by British director Leslee Udwin about Singh in 2015 stating that they would not allow anyone to use this incident for commercial purposes.

Mehta claimed to have spoken to Singh's family to ensure that the horrible murder of their daughter would not be described. drama.

But his father, Badrinath Singh, said the series would open too many old wounds.

"We will not look at it because it will be too painful," Singh told AFP (19659003). we can never forget what happened to our daughter but we do not want to be confronted again with horror. The pain will be too much for my family. "