

“I am preparing a CD marking derogatory contents with its timing from the initial episode to the last. He also said that the disclaimer was not sent to Delhi Police by the producer before telecasting it. Sharma, who watched the series, claimed Mehta has apologized to him but he felt that his character’s portrayal in the series has hurt him and the respect that he gained from society and his family members also shattered. It was pure teamwork and Sharma was dealing with the twin responsibility being the investigating officer and SHO,” a senior police officer told IANS on the condition of anonymity. “The entire series based on Nirbhaya gang rape investigation has insulted the Delhi Police, the senior officers of the Special Investigation Team and Inspector Anil Sharma. I was bathing my brother’s body for last rites and at the same time, I got a call from my senior officer about the case, I immediately skipped the last rites and reported to the officer without telling about the tragedy,” he said. My brother fell down in residence in my absence and later died of excess bleeding. “I lost my ailing father Harbans Lal Sharma and elder brother, Sanjay Sharma during the trial.

“I am a national level athlete and never have been a gym-goer in my entire life,” he said. Sharma has also taken exception to the character supposed to represent him telling his DCP, portrayed by Shefali Shah, that he wants to go to the gym to unwind, even as the police teams are looking for the accused.

We tried to represent the roadblocks the cops have to deal with while working on a case, be it lack of funds or manpower.”

Mehta, however, told IANS that there was “a disclaimer at the end of each Delhi Crime episode” and that the “names have been changed, and some of the events, dialogue and chronology have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes”.Īsked if the series insulted Delhi Police, Mehta said: “It’s a well-researched and painstakingly-made series, which will make you see the police in a new light. Delhi Crime In Legal Trouble: Police SHO Claims It’s Fabricated For Commercial Profit He said his portrayal as dumb, slow, one who shrugs off responsibility on the jurisdiction issue, is not trusted and often been scolded by then DCP, Chhaya Sharma, in the series, is totally wrong. Sharma, now a Station House Officer of Lodhi Colony Police Station, told IANS that his depiction was fabricated by Mehta for “commercial profit”.
