Mumbai Court Clears Arunabh Kumar, Former CEO Of The Digital Comedy Channel The Viral Fever, Of Sexual Assault Charges

Arunabh Kumar, the former CEO of the digital comedy channel The Viral Fever, was cleared by a Mumbai court on Wednesday after being charged with sexual assault in 2017. The First Information Report (FIR) in the case was delayed in a "unexplained and unreasonable" manner, said the court.

The alleged event, according to the prosecution, happened in 2014. It was when the complainant discovered additional women making comparable claims on social media. Three years after the incident she filed a report. The lady claimed that the creator of the online content company had abused her. The incident was when she worked there in an anonymous post titled "The Indian Uber- That is TVF" on medium.com. Arunabh Kumar was charged in 2017. He was charged with violating Indian Penal Code Sections 354 A (causing sexual harassment) and 509. The charges were based on the former employee's accusation. In September of this year, Metropolitan Magistrate A I Shaikh of the Andheri court had cleared Kumar. “There is no concrete evidence produced by the prosecution”. “There is material discrepancy and contradiction. There is even unreasonable and unexplained delay in filing the FIR. This raised clouds on the prosecution case,” according to the judge. The court said that it is also possible to claim that the complaint was "made out of malice or rivalry. The judge mentioned motives based on reason of business" between the accused and the informant. "Interest witnesses" refer to all witnesses. They work in the same field as the accused and are in the same market. The magistrate concluded that the prosecution had not established its case beyond a reasonable doubt. In 2011, Arunabh Kumar created TVF. Arunabh resigned from his position as CEO of TVF in 2017. He turned over responsibility to Dhawal Gusain following many allegations of sexual harassment. Pitchers Season 2 is Arunabhi's most recent project as a creator and main performer.