''Rakhi ka Insaaf'' is an Indian
tabloid talk show hosted by
actress and
item girl Rakhi Sawant Produced by I AM Production (Akash Chopra Amrit Sagar) aired on
NDTV Imagine. It's mostly based on
Jerry Springer.
Controversy
The show is controversial for Sawant's use of obscene language. The show has been slammed by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry of the
Indian Government as well as the Allahabad High Court.
Sawant has been accused of abetting suicide of a participant of the show.
The family members of the participant maintained that the participant had slipped into depression and killed himself as Sawant had called him impotent on air.
As on 8 Dec 2010, the
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...
reserved its judgement regarding the guilt of Sawant in the abetment of suicide of the participant.
The court observed the choice of language of the anchor were very offensive and uncivil. The bench also stated that the anchor should not transgress the bounds of ethical value. Sawant's arrest was however stayed as there was no suicide note left by the deceased vindicating Sawant.
The Information & Broadcasting Ministry had ordered that the time slots for the show on NDTV Imagine and
Bigg Boss aired on
Colors be changed from prime time to 11 p.m. until 3 December 2010. The shows were also directed to run a disclaimer stating that their content were not suitable for children.
News channels were also directed to not broadcast footage from these shows. The
Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...
had stayed this order.
References
Indian television series
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