{
  "id": 17765377,
  "title": "Sanjay Gupta’s wife defends ‘grieving’ daughter for showing middle finger to paparazzi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sanjay-guptas-wife-defends-grieving-daughter-for-showing-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-gupta-wife-defends-grieving-daughter-middle-finger-to-paparazzi-10946948/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sanjay Gupta's wife, Anuradha Lekhi Gupta, defended their 13-year-old daughter, Dalai Gupta, for showing the middle finger to paparazzi at her father's funeral. Gupta passed away at the age of 57 after suffering a fatal head injury from a fall at his Mumbai residence. His wife shared a statement through filmmaker Milap Zaveri on Instagram, stating that the family was deeply distressed by the sudden intrusion into their privacy during the grieving process. Anuradha expressed regret for any hurt caused and requested the media to grant her children the privacy, compassion, and space they need to mourn their father's loss.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Evening News Brief October 31: Oppn levels 6 charges against CEC Gyanesh Kumar; filmmaker Sanjay Gupta passes away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/evening-news-brief-october-31-oppn-levels-6-charges-against-cec",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:54:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Amitabh Bachchan mourns Sanjay Gupta, grieves string of losses in Bollywood: ‘What wrong have they done?’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/amitabh-bachchan-mourns-sanjay-gupta-grieves-string-of-losses-in",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:50:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}