48-year-old was accuse­d by three women who shared their trauma­tic experi­ences on their respec­tive social media handle­sFilm-maker Sajid Khan has been suspended by the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association for one year following complaints of sexual harassment against him, reported Hindustan Times. The 48-year-old was accused by three women which included assistant director Saloni Chopra, journalist Karishma Upadhyay and actor Rachel White. The three shared their traumatic experiences on their respective social media handles. The allegations in the complaints are serious instances of sexual harassment and abuse of power by Sajid Khan,” IFTDA said in a statement. Sajid stepped down as the director of upcoming comedy-drama Houseful 4 after the allegations and was replaced by Farhad Samji.

Source: The Express Tribune December 12, 2018 09:57 UTC