Based on the complaint of a former employee, the Andheri police had in 2017 registered a case against Kumar under Indian Penal Code Sections 354 A (causing sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).
On March 12th, a post on medium.com by a former employee of TVF, who chose to call herself the Indian Fowler, accused Kumar of sexual harrasement. The post instantly went viral, and while both TVF and Kumar denied the allegations, more women spoke out accusing Kumar of sexually harassing them.
Kumar who, in a statement, had stated he was open for any investigation on the matter, has been asked to record his statement within six days at the MIDC Police Station in Andheri. This is after a third party complaint was filed by lawyer Rizwan Siddique on March 16.
The Mumbai-based lawyer has filed a complaint against founder and CEO of online video startup The Viral Fever.
A police complaint has been filed with the Mumbai Police Commissioner against founder and CEO of online video startup The Viral Fever on charges of sexual harassment.
In a barrage of Facebook posts, blogs and tweets, at least five women came out in the open alleging sexual harassment by founder and CEO of Mumbai-based startup The Viral Fever.