Breaking its silence on sexual harassment cases emerging from the Indian entertainment and media industry under the "MeToo" movement, the NCW on Wednesday appealed to the affected women to lodge written complaints and assured of all possible help.

"The National Commission for Women (NCW) has noticed that in many such cases, victims do not want to go beyond naming and shaming the alleged offenders and lodge formal complaints. In such cases, the commission urges them to lodge written complaints with authorities concerned, including with the NCW," it said in a statement.