TVF founder Arunabh Kumar acquitted in 2017 sexual harassment case, Mumbai court docket causes ‘delay in FIR’
Arunabh Kumar acquitted in 2017 sexual harassment case. (Credit score: Instagram)
The Viral Fever aka TVF founder Arunabh Kumar, who was booked in a 2017 sexual harassment case, has now been acquitted by a Mumbai court docket attributable to a delay in FIR. In line with the prosecution, the alleged incident occurred in 2014, nonetheless, the FIR was lodged three years after the incident when the complainant got here throughout different ladies making related sorts of allegations on social media.
Arunabh Kumar acquitted
For the unversed, the girl had posted anonymously on medium.com underneath the title ‘The Indian Uber- That’s TVF’ and talked about that the founding father of a number one internet comedy channel had allegedly molested her throughout her tenure on the organisation.
Mumbai court docket acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar in sexual harassment case of 2017, guidelines that there was “unexplained… t.co/fHzl00W4yM
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As per PTI, Arunabh Kumar will get reduction from the Mumbai court docket citing the rationale ‘unexplained and unreasonable’ delay in submitting FIR. For the unversed, the previous worker complained on the Andheri Police station in 2017. He was charged underneath the Indian Penal Code Sections 354 A (inflicting sexual harassment) and 509 (phrase, gesture or act meant to insult the modesty of a girl).
Arunabh was acquitted by Andheri court docket in September
The Justice of the Peace of Andheri court docket AI Shaikh had acquitted the TVF founder in September 2022. In his order, he talked about that there isn’t any concrete proof produced by the prosecution. He said, “There may be materials discrepancy and contradiction. There may be even unreasonable and unexplained delay in submitting the FIR, which raised clouds on the case of the prosecution.”
For the unversed, due to such accusations, Arunabh Kumar, who based TVF in 2011, needed to step down from the place of CEO of TVF in 2017. He was changed by Dhawal Gusain. He was lately seen in Pitchers season 2 as a lead actor and creator.