DHAKA: Bollywood star Salman Khan has been given a week to apologize after he told reporters his filming schedule was so grueling he felt like a “raped woman”.

If not, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said he would be issued with a summons, reports the BBC.

Khan had immediately realized his gaffe and retracted, but many media outlets carried only the “raped woman” comment.

Outraged Twitter users have lambasted him, and the hashtag #InsensitiveSalman was trending on Tuesday.

A counter campaign is trending #Salmanmisquoted.

The brutal gang rape and murder of a student in 2012 in the Indian capital Delhi led to protests and new anti-rape laws in the country.

However, sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported.

Salman Khan is playing a boxer in his next film Sultan.

Salman’s full quote, according to audio recordings released by the media was, “When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be actually like a raped woman walking out”.

BDST: 1528 HRS, JUN 21, 2016
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