DCW chief gets rape threats after demanding removal of Sajid Khan from Bigg Boss

Delhi Commission for Women DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday said she has been receiving rape threats on social media after she wrote to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur to remove filmmaker Sajid Khan out of Bigg Boss over allegations of sexual harassment against himShe also asked Delhi Police to arrest the people who allegedly gave her rape threatsEver since I wrote a letter to the IampB minister to get SajidKhan out of Bigg Boss I have been receiving rape threats on Instagram Obviously they want to stop our work I am giving a complaint to Delhi Police Register FIR and investigate Arrest those who are behind them she tweetedEarlier on Monday the DCW chief took to her Twitter account and said that the numerous complaints against Sajid Khan show his disgusting mentalityTen women had accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment during the MeToo movement All these complaints show the disgusting mentality of Sajid Now this man has been given a place in Bigg Boss which is wrong I have written to ianuragthakur to have Sajid Khan removed from this show she tweetedFilmmaker Sajid Khans participation in the new season of Bigg Boss 16 started on October 1 has led to a lot of anger among peopleAlso ReadSherlyn Chopra Sajid Khan asked me to rate his private parts on a scale of 0 to 10Sajid was mired in the MeToo controversy in 2018 after nine women from the industry who worked with Khan on his various projects had accused the filmmaker of sexually harassing them Actresses like Saloni Chopra Sherlyn Chopra Aahana Kumra and Mandana Karimi among others had allegedly levelled the allegations against himColors TVs decision to bring Sajid to the Bigg Boss house is being criticised by many including singer Sona Mohapatra who claimed that she faced harassment at the hands of music composer Anu MalikIn an Instagram post Sona requested filmmaker Farhan Akhtar to raise his voice against Sajids participation in the reality showThis is SajidKhan now on a reality TV show Then there is AnuMalik judging a music reality show on TV for children no less KailashKher Celebrity Judge on TV ALL called out by many many women in IndiaMeToo Indian TV channels executives are indeed depraved amp sad lot she wroteIn another tweet she requested Farhan Akhtar Dear FarOutAkhtar you front an organisation called MARD This man amp the many others are known to you personally Speak up Stand Up only when its convenient or pays to virtue signal for our cause not now Charity begins at homeAfter facing the allegations Sajid decided to take a moral responsibility of stepping down from his directorial post at Houseful 4 The directorial responsibilities were handed over to filmmaker Farhad Samji He also said that he decided because pressure was being put on his familyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever