FWICE Advisor Ashoke Pandit Says Shilpa Shinde's False Harassment Allegations Are 'Completely Unacceptable'

Television actor Shilpa Shinde has sparked controversy after admitting that she made false sexual harassment allegations against a producer of Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!. Her statement has drawn widespread criticism, with FWICE chief advisor Ashoke Pandit also condemning her remarks.

In an interview with Screen, Ashoke Pandit noted, "If what Shilpa Shinde said in the podcast is true, it deserves strong condemnation. Sexual harassment is a very serious allegation, and using it as a weapon to settle personal or professional disputes is deeply wrong. The fact that a producer may have stayed silent to keep a show running and protect the livelihoods of an entire crew does not give a free pass to a false accuser."

He further added, "False allegations can destroy a person’s reputation, career, and mental well-being. What is even more worrying is that such actions make it harder for genuine victims to be believed. Every false accusation weakens trust in those who come forward with real experiences. If someone chose to damage another person’s life and reputation for personal gain, it is not only shameful but completely unacceptable."

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What did Shilpa Shinde say?

During an appearance on Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa’s podcast, she revealed that the sexual allegations case she filed against show's producer Sanjay Kohi was 'false'. Shinde said, "Nobody knows this, I am not scared of saying the truth, and I will still say that what I am saying is a big thing maine apne producer ke upar sexual harassment ka case kar diya tha kyun ki mere pass koi raasta nahi tha, aur tab main uss main se nikli hoon settle hoke."

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She further added, "Tab kisi producer ne unka saath nahi diya aur maine case usi basis pe kiya, police toh seedha FIR karne ke liye yeh bolti hai aapko ganda likhna padega and I am from law background. Main aaj iske through bol rahi hoon woh jhooth tha. Main yeh aaj first time confess kar rahi hoon sach much. Phir hamari settlement hui aur jo hamari payment thi jo teen mahine baad milta tha voh clear hua. (At that time, no producer supported him, and I filed the case on that basis. The police say that to register an FIR, you sometimes have to write things in a certain way. I come from a law background. Today I am saying through this that it was a lie. I am confessing this for the first time that it was false. Later, we reached a settlement, and my pending payments, which used to come after three months, were cleared.)"