MeToo storm: Head of Reliance in house studio Ajit Thakur resigns

NEW DELHI: Amid the #MeToo campaign that has gripped the country by storm, head of Reliance Industries' in house studio Ajit Thakur has resigned from his position, after he was accused of sexual harassment by TV Fiction Writing alumni of FTII Supriya Prasad.

According to the reports, Ajit has stepped down to pursue 'legal remedies' against his accuser.

In a letter sent to the Screenwriters Association (SWA), that was later circulated on social media, Surpriya Prasad alleged that she met Ajit Thakur for a job after discussing it on LinkedIn.

''She alleged that Ajit made inappropriate remarks and made unwelcoming advances towards her. She was summoned for a meeting at another executive's place at 8 pm where a producer and an actress joined. Then Ajit Thakur asked her about her sex life and forced her to consume alcohol even after her saying no. He touched her inappropriately during the meeting. They were also consuming cocaine according to the complaint filed to SWA,'' the letter read.

The Bollywood industry is currently gripped by several #MeToo stories.

Actors Nana Patekar, Alok Nath, Rajat Kapoor, filmmakers Vikas Bahl, Sajid Khan, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Kapoor, and politician M J Akbar have also been ousted as alleged predators.