Several sexual harassment cases against women have come forward in the past two years under the MeToo campaign. The recent in the row has brought TV9 Bharatvarsh’s output head – Ajay Azad – under the spotlight as two women have accused Ajay of harassing, soliciting and intimidating them.
As said by the news channel in a statement on Twitter, the complaints were immediately committed to the Internal Committee (IC) as per guidelines and that Ajay was sent on leave for the duration of the inquiry.
STATEMENT: Two journalists at TV9 Bharatvarsh filed separate sexual harassment complaints against a senior editor. As per the Sexual harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act 2013, the matter was instantly referred to the ICC.
— TV9 भारतवर्ष (@TV9Bharatvarsh) January 24, 2020
After hearing the complainants and witnesses, the ICC served notice on the respondent. Immediately after the ICC indicated the initiation of a full inquiry, the management sent the respondent on leave for the duration of the inquiry.
— TV9 भारतवर्ष (@TV9Bharatvarsh) January 24, 2020
According to latest updates on Friday afternoon, Ajay Azad tendered his resignation to TV9 Bharatvarsh, which the channel accepted. He no longer works there.
The respondent has since resigned. His resignation has been accepted with immediate effect.
— TV9 भारतवर्ष (@TV9Bharatvarsh) January 24, 2020
Meanwhile, few screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation have gone viral revealing the exchange of words between the accused and the victim. A Twitter post by handle name Ajit Anjum claim that the screenshots are of the conversation between one of the victim and accused Ajay Azad.
एक चैनल के #NEWSROOM में ‘बलात्कारी मानसिकता’ वाले सीनियर के खिलाफ सबूतों के साथ कुछ लड़कियों ने संगीन आरोप लगाए हैं ..
ट्रेनी लड़कियों को शिकार समझने वाले ऐसे सीनियर्स के चेहरे से हर हाल में नकाब उतारना चाहिए ..
हैरत की बात ये है कि सबूतों के बाद भी अभी तक कार्रवाई नहीं हुई है— Ajit Anjum (@ajitanjum) January 23, 2020
ये तीन स्क्रीन शॉट एक सीनियर TV पत्रकार की मानसिक विकृति के सबूत हैं.
अपने ओहदे का इस्तेमाल करके ट्रेनी लड़कियों को अपने जाल में फंसाने की कोशिश कर रहे इस शख्स की असलियत सुनकर हैरान हूं.
उन लड़कियों ने अपने बॉस को एक्सपोज करने की हिम्मत न दिखाई होती तो पता नहीं ये किस हद तक जाता pic.twitter.com/vQ90hmBmpV— Ajit Anjum (@ajitanjum) January 24, 2020
