India child rights body asks Netflix to stop streaming 'Bombay Begums'
An Indian government organization for securing youngster rights has asked Netflix Inc to quickly quit streaming its new dramatization arrangement "Bombay Begums" after it inspected objections around scenes showing kids burning-through drugs.
In a letter to Netflix late on Thursday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asked the U.S. streaming goliath to explore the matter and present a report inside 24 hours, or face further activity.
The NCPCR notice alluded to a tweet where a client had a problem with a scene showing "minors having cocaine".
"The arrangement with this kind of substance won't just contaminate the youthful personalities of youngsters, and may likewise bring about misuse and abuse of kids," the NCPCR notice said.
Netflix didn't react to a solicitation for input.
Delivered for the current week, "Bombay Begums" is an arrangement around five ladies from various pieces of society attempting to excel in present day Mumbai, in the past called Bombay.
The contention is the most recent to hit video web based stages like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in India, where they have confronted protests additionally around advancing profanity or harming strict slants. Industry chiefs say such grumblings conflict with the right to speak freely of discourse and articulation in the country.
An individual from India's decision gathering's childhood wing a year ago held up a police grumbling against Netflix having a problem with scenes in the arrangement "A Suitable Boy" showing a Hindu young lady kissing a Muslim kid against the background of a Hindu sanctuary.
Amazon as of late got involved in legitimate cases following charges that its political dramatization "Tandav" portrays Hindu divine beings in a critical way.
A few clients on Friday tweeted their complaints and backing for the new Netflix show, making #BombayBegums a top pattern on the microblogging site.
"On the off chance that your kid is affected to take drugs by scenes in which a young lady does cocaine ... You need to converse with your youngster, not the show," Twitter client Sahir said.
