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Not trying to sensationalise rape issue on TV: Anup Soni (see stills from epsiode)

Mumbai: TV show "Crime Patrol" will depict the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape. Actor Anup Soni, who hosts the reality-based crime show, says the makers are not trying to sensationalise the issue, but they are



On Dec 16, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was raped by six people, including a juvenile, inside a moving bus in Delhi. Four of the convicts were recently sentenced to death.

Anup says "we are trying to raise a few questions through the show".

"(We will tell) What all precautions and remedies are taken if anything like this happens in the future. This was a special case and thus was sent to fast-track court. So our question is - 'Will the same thing be done with other similar cases?'".

The actor also said that every issue is sensitive for them to shoot, but since the incident led to a national outrage, they had to be extra cautious while shooting it.