Days after Bigg Boss 7 contestant Gauahar Khan was booked by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for going out to shoot for a film despite testing positive for Covid-19, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has now issued a non-cooperation directive against the actress and has banned her for the next 60 days.

A joint statement released by FWICE president BN Tiwari, general secretary Ashok Dubey and treasurer Gangeshwar Srivastav, read, "The FWICE highly condemns the act of Ms Gauahar Khan for resuming shooting after being tested positive for Covid-19 Infection even though she was advised to be quarantined. Her act is highly irresponsible and is against the strict guidelines laid down the Government of India & Maharashtra issued for the Media and Entertainment Industry post resumption of shootings in Maharashtra. It is indeed a serious offence and that she has not only breached the rules issued by the Government but also endangered the lives of the entire crew members working with her on the respective shoot. Such ignorance will not be tolerated by the FWICE and that it thanks the BMC the Mumbai Police for the FIR lodged against Ms Gauahar Khan for her inhuman, disrespectful act towards the other crew members as well as the Government."

Earlier, an FIR was registered against Gauahar Khan at the Oshiwara police station under sections 188, 269, 270 IPC, 51B of NDMA Act, 3 of Epidemic Diseases Act, based on the complaint of a BMC official. However, Gauahar's team denied that she had tested positive for the virus. "For everyone sending their best wishes and concern for Gauahar Khan, here's the latest report. She's tested negative in multiple reports. She's a law-abiding citizen and complying with all the norms of BMC," their statement read.