#MeToo case against Anu Malik closed due to lack of evidence

• India's National Commission for Women has closed the case on account of lack of communication or substantial evidence.
• Singer Sona Mohapatra and a number of other women accused Malik of sexual harassment in 2018.

Music director Anu Malik has received a lot of flak after sexual harassment allegations leveled against him, however the #MeToo case against Malik has been dropped due to lack of substantial evidences.

According to reports in Mumbai Mirror, the India's National Commission for Women (NWC) has decided to close the case on account of lack of communication or substantial evidence on the part of the complainant.

Chairperson of NCW, Rekha Sharma has mentioned that they’re willing to reopen case, provided that the complainant comes forward with more evidence.

“Responding to a complaint, we wrote to the complainant [Sona Mohapatra]. She said she was traveling and whenever she returns, she will visit us. We waited for around 45 days. We had also asked for some documents, but after that she never responded. The complainant had informed us that there are more women who have complaints against Anu Malik and we told her that they can also file a complaint with us but none of them have responded yet,” Sharma told Mumbai Mirror.

Singer Sona Mohapatra and a number of other women came forward and accused Malik of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement earlier in 2018. The allegations surprised many in Bollywood and the singer had to step down as judge from the popular singing reality show ‘Indian Idol’.