Anu Malik removed from Indian Idol

Recent sexual harassment allegations against Anu Malik forced Sony Entertainment to take a step against the singer.

According to ANI, the Indian music director will not longer be apart of Indian Idol's jury panel.

"Anu Malik is no longer a part of Indian Idol jury panel. The show will continue its planned schedule & we'll invite some of the biggest names in Indian music as guests to join Vishal & Neha to judge extraordinary talent of Indian Idol season 10: Sony Entertainment Television #MeToo," read the tweet.

He was part of the show since it first aired in 2004.

Also read: Indian singer/composer Anu Malik accused of sexual harassment, denies allegations

In a tweet earlier this week, singer Shweta Pandit recalled an encounter she had with Anu Malik when she was 15 years old. "It has taken a lot in me to open up this wound again and speak up against this paedophile and sexual predator," she said.

This isn't the first time Anu Malik has faced such accusations. Singer Sona Mohapatra had also called Malik a "serial predator", a claim he had denied.