It’s almost impossible to think just how terrifying it must be to voluntarily play an integral part in outing this corruptness when people’s lives are literally at risk. “It was really hard,” Navai says. “People were really fearful of getting in trouble with the government for trying to expose the coverups. I can’t stress enough how brave the journalists who spoke out are. It takes a lot. But they know that without media attention on these rape cases, they would just disappear.”

There’s also a much wider, insidious context that the rape scandal feeds into: India’s caste system. The men accused of Manisha’s rape are from the same caste as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh; Manisha was from the lowest caste. “It’s one of the most brutal and unjust systems of segregation in the world,” Navai explains. “Most rape victims are from the lower caste. Many upper caste men feel they have the right to rape a lower caste girl, and they do.”

The documentary is a difficult but incredible watch. Navia doesn’t want it to be perceived as a story about “another rape” in India: “It’s about the systemic coverup in this country. I want people to want serious change and to scrutinise after watching it. People need to be angry, shout about it and get justice for these women.”

Dispatches: India’s Rape Scandal airs on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday 27 July.

If you, or anyone you know, needs help and support, you can call the Rape Crisis national helpline on 0808 802 9999 (open 12pm - 2.30pm and 7pm - 9.30pm daily). You can also find your nearest centre here or visit the website for more information here.

India’s Rape Scandal: Channel 4’s shocking documentary is essential viewing