TVF molestation row: CEO Arunabh Kumar booked on charges of sexual harassment

The complaint referred to accusations of sexual harassment against Kumar made in a blog post by an anonymous woman who claimed to be a former TVF employee.

Days after waiting, The Viral Fever Founder and CEO Arunabh Kumar has been finally booked for molestation on the basis of a complaint filed by a victim. A case was lodged against him on Wednesday at the Andheri Police Station. However, ever since the FIR has been lodged against him, he has been missing. Kumar has been summoned by the Mumbai Police for his statement in the case.

The complaint referred to accusations of sexual harassment against Kumar made in a blog post by an anonymous woman who claimed to be a former TVF employee. The post instantly went viral, and while both TVF and Kumar denied the allegations, several women spoke out accusing Kumar of sexually harassing them.

An FIR has been registered under section 354 (sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) against Kumar.

The police has also urged other victims to come forward and promised a fair investigation, saying their identity will be kept a secret.

Also, Advocate Rizwan Siddqiuee, the lawyer, said a third person can set in motion a criminal case in such matters, so he had approached the police. "I have filed a complaint against Arunabh Kumar for intentionally indulging in various wilful, criminal, vulgar and contentious acts of sexual harassment against a woman at workplace," he said.

OneIndia News (with PTI inputs)