India, Nov. 3 -- Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta’s wife, Anuradha Lekhi Gupta, issued a statement addressing criticism of their daughter Dalai after a video from Sanjay Gupta’s funeral showed her making a middle-finger gesture toward paparazzi; the statement was shared on Instagram by filmmaker Milap Zaveri. The statement followed Sanjay Gupta’s death on Oct. 30 at his Mumbai residence after what the family described as a fatal head injury in an accidental fall at home.

Funeral video and online reaction

According to the report, a video surfaced online hours after Sanjay Gupta’s death showing Dalai seated in the front seat of a car as the family prepared to leave the funeral. She was seen covering her face with her jacket as paparazzi gathered arou...