Delhi Crime was released on Netflix on Friday, March 22 with a cast led by the likes of Shefali Shah as Vartika Chaturvedi and Swati Bhatia as Ira. Delhi Crime is “based on the Nirbhaya case”, according to Netflix – a horrific rape and murder investigation which took place in India’s capital city in 2012. Here’s what happened in the Nirbhaya case and what the outcome was
Delhi Crime on Netflix is based on the true story of the Nirbhaya case, but the series is a "fictionalised version of real events”.
Netflix presents viewers with this message prior to each episode of Delhi Crime: “The following is inspired by case files”.
The India-based drama, therefore, has stylised some scenes and added characters.
WHERE IS DELHI CRIME ON NETFLIX FILMED?
Delhi Crime on Netflix: Shefali Shah as Vartika Chaturvedi (Image: Netflix)
The Nirbhaya case regards the “horrific events of December 2012, when a young student was gang-raped and assaulted as she travelled home from an evening at the cinema”, according to the BBC.
As a result, a 23-year-old woman, named Jyoti Singh Pandey, died of her injuries.
Pandey’s death led to nationwide and global protests as people called for more to be done to protect women and others from such horrendous crimes.
Six men were arrested and convicted on a number of charges, including murder and rape, after the incident.
HOW MANY EPISODES OF DELHI CRIME
