TVF's Arunabh Kumar to record his statement in sexual harassment case in the next 6 days

The wait is on for The Viral Fever's (TVF) head, Arunabh Kumar who was accused of several sexual harassment claims by at least nine women on social media, to record his statement at the MIDC Police Station in Andheri, Mumbai. This comes after a third-party complaint filed by Supreme Court lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui on March 16.

The tainted boss who has said he is open to an investigation, is expected to record his statement in the next six days. A TVF spokesperson told Mumbai Mirror, "We have also set up an internal inquiry committee and will follow all proceedings as per law." The spokesperson confirmed that the anonymous blog post by the victim who calls herself as The Indian Fowler on New York-based open site Medium had been taken down on grounds of "violation of policy."

In the meanwhile, the police are trying to contact the various victims, out of which five are anonymous, via social media and women's development cells. Till now, nobody has come forward to lodge a complaint. Senior PI Shailesh Pasalwar of MIDC police station said, "No action can be taken unless a complainant comes forward and registers an FIR."

Lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui is known for representing Kangana Ranaut in the legal case against Hrithik Roshan, alleged that the police were not registering an FIR without a complaint. He told the tabloid, "The senior inspector of MIDC Police Station has still not registered the FIR despite full knowledge that all FIRs falling under Section 354 (molestation) have to be recorded immediately. This provides sufficient time to tamper with evidence."