Gursimran Khamba, who is one of the founding members of All India Bakchod (AIB), has been accused of misbehaviour by a woman.
However, the comedian has firmly vetoed “any violation of consent”.
Through the Twitter handle of a journalist, the woman posted her statement while requesting anonymity.
She said that she and Khamba had “hooked up two-three times, consensually and continued being friends”, but things escalated when on two separate occasions, Khamba tried “repeatedly to make out with me while we were hanging out”.
Gursimran Khamba from @AllIndiaBakchod. The survivor wishes to stay anonymous. #MeToo #TimesUp #BelieveHer pic.twitter.com/B9PTYJT8LE
— hk {on a hiatus} (@PedestrianPoet) October 8, 2018
Contradiction
Khamba approved misbehaving on being rejected but said he never ever violated her consent.
Khamba said, “I am aware of the person who’s stated the incident… in 2015 we had hooked up consensually multiple times. But I categorically deny the incident mentioned in October and December. I was not forceful. It is true that I developed feelings for her while she was dating someone else. During that time, I felt rejected and was angry and did not behave appropriately at all. It had become a toxic relationship and I’d like to apologise unconditionally for it like I had done in the past. That behaviour was extremely uncalled for. She rightly stopped talking to me,” added Khamba. ”
