Comedian, You Tuber Utsav Chakraborty has been accused of sending sexually explicit messages to women, including minor girls. All this started as a twitter thread about a group of Indian men shocking behaviour on a cruise ruin other passengers, which Chakraborty condemned.
A Twitter user, then, got on to the thread to talk about the worst-kept secret in the Indian comedy circuit – the sexual abuse faced by women at the hands of the male comics.
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She started a thread condemning Utsav Chakraborty’s sexual misconduct with women, including minor girls. He has been accused of asking minors to send ‘nudes’. His activities do not stop there itself. As one came forward, there were many more stories to come out. And slowly it started to.
Twitter user who accused Utsav Chakraborty of sexual misconduct
“I want everyone to know @Wootsaw is a piece of shit. He sent me a dick pic, was creepy, then cried saying I’ll ruin his career if I tell others. I told two of the most influential men in comedy in India about the incident, but nothing happened”
This was just the origination of all the allegation which started to come out from the different girls who were harassed by the comedian.
This other girl was minor but he was on his task.
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— Mahima Kukreja 🌱🌈✊🏽 (@AGirlOfHerWords) October 4, 2018
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This asshole, in 2015, DM’d my then girlfriend with a lot of creepy stuff seeking perverted relationship advice. I hope he knew I was the one reading his messages too. Fuck off.
cc: @AGirlOfHerWords https://t.co/UelKUmiFZq— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) October 4, 2018
Few have spoken out. Previously same allegation was made against the founder of TVF, Arunabh Kumar, resulting him to step down.