India’s 2012 gang-rape murder case dramatised in new Netflix series Delhi Crime
- Jyoti Singh, 23, was violently assaulted and killed by five men and a teenager on a bus in New Delhi
- Delhi Crime, a seven-part series, recreates the police investigation, tracing the pursuit of the six men behind the shocking crime
When Richie Mehta was first approached to direct Delhi Crime, Netflix’s latest Indian series about the aftermath of the 2012 notorious gang-rape and murder case, he said no.
The horrific crime shone a spotlight on India’s high levels of sexual violence, sparked weeks of protests, and led to a law change that introduced the death penalty for rape.
“Initially I was against the idea. I thought it was inappropriate for anyone to do it,” the Indian-Canadian director.
“But after I read the verdict and met some of the officers involved, I was amazed. The verdict detailed the manhunt and who these people were and how they were found,” Mehta said. “I realised that this analysis of hunting these guys is also a way of understanding why these things happen.”