A BBC statement from London said the channel was responsible only for airing the documentary in UK and said the film had handled the issue "responsibly". "The BBC will broadcast Storyville - India's Daughter, in the UK on BBC Four.
The documentary has the backing of a number of other public service broadcasters, however the BBC is only responsible for transmission of the film in the UK," the broadcaster said in the statement quoted by PTI.
The BBC had originally scheduled to air it internationally on Sunday, the International Women's Day, but decided to advance it saying it will enable viewers to see this "incredibly powerful documentary at the earliest opportunity".
The documentary based on the infamous gang rape, torture and murder of a 23-year old girl in December 2011, got controversial after it emerged the filmmaker Lelsee Udwin had interviewed one of the convicts Mukesh Singh in detail who made disparaging comments on the victim.
The late-breaking news led to a flurry of activity in the Indian government with sources saying calls were being made by senior Indian officials to BBC functionaries in UK at night impressing upon them to stop the broadcast as an Indian court has passed restraint orders.
"This seems a case of open defiance. BBC has brought forward the telecast despite India's concerns," a senior home ministry official said. An I&B ministry official said the response of BBC "has not been very supportive" of the ban and "there is not much" the government can do if the channel airs it. "We have tried our best to stop the telecast," he stressed.
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