India's efforts to block screenings of the series have been called an attack on press freedom, while the nation's foreign ministry said the documentary was a 'propaganda piece'. Despite the ban, student groups have vowed to show the controversial programme.
across its colleges, universities and on social media.
On Wednesday, police clashed with protesters at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi where a student group said it planned to screen the banned documentary.Police equipped with tear gas and riot gear gathered outside the campus gates and detained at least six students as trouble flared.
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