Arunabh Kumar booked for molestation; not yet arrested
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The Mumbai police have booked Arunabh Kumar , founder and CEO of web entertainment firm 'The Viral Fever', in alleged sexual harassment case.
As per police spokesperson DCP Ashwini Sanap, Kumar has been booked under sections 354 A (causing sexual harassment) and 509 (insult the modesty of a woman by indecent words, gesture or acts) of Indian Penal Code by Andheri police station. Sanap refused to disclose the details of the person who lodged the FIR.
However, Kumar has not yet been arrested.
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It was earlier this month that the case came to light, when an anonymous woman going by the name of Indian Fowler alleged sexual harassment by Kumar when she worked at TVF between 2014 and 2016. After the blog post, several women onsocial media made similar allegations on Kumar.
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As per police spokesperson DCP Ashwini Sanap, Kumar has been booked under sections 354 A (causing sexual harassment) and 509 (insult the modesty of a woman by indecent words, gesture or acts) of Indian Penal Code by Andheri police station. Sanap refused to disclose the details of the person who lodged the FIR.
However, Kumar has not yet been arrested.
Also read: The casual attitude to Sexual Harassment in Startups and its women casualties
It was earlier this month that the case came to light, when an anonymous woman going by the name of Indian Fowler alleged sexual harassment by Kumar when she worked at TVF between 2014 and 2016. After the blog post, several women on
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