Bollywood actor and film director Sajid Khan, on multiple occasions, by multiple women, has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct. Despite these serious allegations levied on the #MeToo accused, Khan is now a contestant in Big Boss season 16.
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After he appeared on the show, people like Uorfi Javed and Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal slammed the makers of the show for allegedly supporting the accused and urged for his removal from the show.
Dear @justvoot @ColorsTV – 9 woman spoke out on sexual abuse and harassment by Sajid Khan – including violations like flashing his penis – why is he platformed by you in utter contempt of what so many women fee ?
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) October 4, 2022
According to India Today, Maliwal wrote a complaint letter to DCP Prashant Gautam of the Delhi Police Cyber Crime Department highlighting the seriousness of the matter. Following her complaint, the Delhi Commission for Women sent a letter to the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur asking him to intervene and remove Sajid Khan from the said show.
However, the moment the commission started taking action on the matter, Maliwal was flooded with rape threats on Instagram.
Taking to Twitter, she informed that she has filed a complaint and registered an FIR against the people giving her such threats online.
“Ever since I wrote a letter to the I and B minister to get #SajidKhan out of Bigg Boss, I have been receiving rape threats on Instagram. Obviously, they want to stop this. I am filing a complaint with Delhi Police. Register FIR and investigate. Arrest those who are behind this.”
जब से #SajidKhan को Big Boss से बाहर करने के लिए I&B मंत्री को चिट्ठी लिखी है, तबसे मुझे इंस्टाग्राम पर रेप की धमकी दी जा रही है। ज़ाहिर है ये हमारा काम रोकना चाहते हैं। दिल्ली पुलिस को शिकायत दे रही हूं। FIR दर्ज करें और जाँच करें। जो लोग भी इनके पीछे है उनको अरेस्ट करें! pic.twitter.com/8YBq5oJ5TV
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) October 12, 2022
Twitter was appalled on hearing that a woman in power is getting rape threats online. Imagine what other women have to face online on a daily basis.
A woman in position of power is getting rape threats on DM because she called for accountability from a TV channel for hosting Sajid Khan whom 9 women had called out with accusations of sexual harassment.
Imagine what those without this power go through. Horrible. https://t.co/MQbbjLUxrS
— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) October 12, 2022
I can't fathom the idea of such powerful women getting these vile threats! What about common females like us, then?
Dear @SwatiJaiHind ji, please don't let these abusers go scot free. They need to ba taught a lesson. Enough of ignoring & blocking them. https://t.co/oceMYVgmQ5— Dipika Singh (@gleefulblogger) October 12, 2022
Unbelievable the cheek of some men – instead of condemning the abuser they are threatening the DCW head. @NCWIndia @CybercrimeCID will you dig these men from their homes and expose them to public. Let’s see what happens then https://t.co/ffXRrJnHMC
— Ekta Viiveck Verma (She/Her/Hers) (@EktaVVerma) October 12, 2022
Disgusting. Aise logon ke khilaf koi action kyon nhi hota.Women commission ki head ko aisi threats mil sakti hain to aam public ki to kya hi suraksha hogi https://t.co/zsVX9HogYh
— Mishaa (@Mishaa45377191) October 12, 2022
giving rape threats to the chairperson of delhi commission of women 😀😀😀😀😀😃 that too for a predator like sajid khan. https://t.co/5IfFQgtETt
— Ave👾 (@nottodayimbored) October 12, 2022
Disgusting,shameless people what the hell..what did u got by sending such crappy messages full of your filthy disgust,she nor any women didn’t deserve this filth.why you people stoop so low for saving the culprits and harass people for taking stand😡 https://t.co/jSqtJ7gtpu
— Maninder Kaur Pabla 🇮🇳 (@maninder811) October 12, 2022
Swati Maliwal @SwatiJaiHind is the Chairperson @DCWDelhi and she is getting rape threats on her Instagram for writing a letter to I&B minister to oust #SajidKhan from #BiggBoss16 .
Hope these perpetrators are caught asap and charged for their crimes. https://t.co/GS7kMwigKb
— Ruchi Angrish (She/Her) (@RuchiAngrish) October 12, 2022
This is what women in this country have to face for taking stands for what is right. Just disgusting!#BiggBoss16 #BiggBoss #bb16 #SajidKhan #EvictSajidKhan https://t.co/2kPGItbZWW
— Chandana Hiran (@chandana_hiran) October 12, 2022
Since October 2018, Sajid has been accused of sexual harassment by several female colleagues including actor Mandana Karimi, Sherlyn Chopra, and journalist Karishma Upadhyay among others. Following this, the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association imposed a ban on Khan from directing films for a year.
This piece of news and the statements of the victims is all over social media. Despite that, the makers of Big Boss decided to support him. Moreover, people are also brushing the issue under the carpet and threatening those who are raising their voices against the accused. What a time to be alive!