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Several students of Jamia Millia Islamia were detained on Wednesday for the screening of the controversial BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’.

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'Authorities must immediately restore full and unrestricted access to the documentary and withdraw regulations under the IT Act that imperil press freedom and freedom of expression online,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

The son of former Union minister AK Antony said he faced online abuse for saying that the BBC has ‘a long history of prejudices’ against India.

Delhi Police detained at least a dozen students from outside the JMI university after SFI said they would screen the BBC documentary.

Officials at a public university cut the electricity before a planned screening, and the government has prevented clips from appearing online.

Tensions flared up at one of India's best-known universities over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM’s role in the 2002 riots.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday raised questions on the release of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a time when India has assumed the G20 presidency.