After TVF, AIB’s Rohan Joshi accused of HARRASING women

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New Delhi: The news of TVF’s CEO harassing his women employees came as a big shock to all of us. But wait till you read this report. After Arunabh, it’s AIB’ popular Rohan Joshi who is facing similar charges. On social media, a woman posted a letter and alleged that Rohan Joshi groped her. According to a report in a leading news daily, a woman going by the username - shadenfreude557 posted an anonymous letter on a social media website (which was later deleted) about how Rohan groped her after she turned down his 'initiations.' Her post read: "I am sharing my experience here anonymously because he had threatened me to not say anything to anyone. I met Rohan at a bar in Mumbai about a year back, he started to flirt with me and tbh I was awestruck just by the fact that a celebrity found me so pretty. So when later he asked if he could drop me home I said yes. When we reached my home he tried to kiss me, when I refused and pushed him back he started shouting and abusing me saying 'how dare I refuse him!?' I started crying then so he calmed down and apologised. But just as I was about to get out of the car he groped my boobs and said 'f*** off s***' This experience left me petrified, I had just moved to Mumbai 3 months before the incident and I was living alone away from my family. I couldn't share this experience with anyone because of the fear that no one will believe me as he is such a huge celebrity on social media. I couldn't even share the experience with my family as I went against their wishes to move to Mumbai for my job. They would have worried too much and wanted me to come back. But I wanted to share my experience now as these celebrities cannot get away by doing anything they please, they cannot sexually harass women and think that women will be okay with it just because they are rich or famous. Edit : can't believe that people are ridiculing me just because I used the term 'boobs' What's wrong with boobs, again? I should refer them as 'breasts' or otherwise I am not a decent women ? This was the reason I didn't share this incident with anyone for an entire year and am afraid of filing a complaint." (sic) We do not know how true the story is but Rohan responded to this immediately and denied the allegations saying he is open to probe. He wrote on Twitter “Right. Several people have drawn my attention to this, so I'd like to address it in no uncertain terms” “I would like to state categorically that this did not happen. I am open and willing, and even urge @MumbaiPolice to investigate this” Check out his tweets:

Right. Several people have drawn my attention to this, so I'd like to address it in no uncertain terms https://t.co/w0sjAIgwzD

— Rohan (@mojorojo) March 14, 2017

I would like to state categorically that this did not happen. I am open and willing, and even urge @MumbaiPolice to investigate this — Rohan (@mojorojo) March 14, 2017

I cannot & will not respond to the slurs being thrown at me for this because any defence plays into typical victim-shaming narratives

— Rohan (@mojorojo) March 14, 2017

But any competent authority who wants to investigate is welcome to, and I encourage whoever wrote that to pursue the matter earnestly. — Rohan (@mojorojo) March 14, 2017

Defending his friend Rohan, Tanmay Bhatt said that the allegations are fake.

@iAnkurSingh the accuser has retracted statement pic.twitter.com/FromYhpEx1

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) March 14, 2017

AIB group comprises from Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhatt, Gursimran Khamba and Ashish Shakya. About Rohan Joshi: He is a Stand-up comedian and was recently seen in Bollywood film 'Baar Baar Dekho'. He is also dating Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt's sister Shaheen Bhatt. He appeared on the last episode of chat show 'Koffee With Karan' as a panelist.