‘He touched me inappropriately’: InMobi intern alleges sexual harassment by Manager; Police responds

Share via:

An intern named ‘Karan Suri’ of one of India’s early unicorns InMobi has alleged that he faced sexual harassment at the workplace by a product manager of his team.

According to a tweet by Karan, The product manager, who name is Ganapathi R Subramanyam, tried to force himself upon him and touched him inappropriately.

Karan further alleges that, despite reporting this incident to the HR team and co-founders, no action has been taken on the matter.

📢 Urgent call for support: I am a victim of workplace #SexualHarassment at InMobi|Glance. Despite reporting it to HR, my managers, and even co-founders, no substantial action has been taken. I’m seeking justice and support to ensure this doesn’t happen to others. #injustice pic.twitter.com/AmJrFIHRz5

— Karan Suri (@karanux20) September 19, 2023

In response, The Bengaluru Police asked the victim’s contact number to proceed for further action on the matter.

It’s worth mentioning that there has been no offocial response from the company regarding this alleged sexual harassment matter.

“This is Karan Suri and I am writing this email to inform you that I experienced sexual harassment by one of the product managers of my team. On 7th September, around 12:30 am I was invited by Mr. Ganapathi R. Subramanyam to their place after being manipulated and falsely comforted. During this encounter, he tried to force himself upon me, touched me inappropriately, and said disturbing things which I can’t begin to describe,” the email read.

“I had informed Pranay Prajapati (manager) and Anil K. Meena right away; it’s been 12 hours since it happened, and I haven’t received any solid information about actions being taken. I hope to seek support, and justice and to ensure that this kind of misconduct is prevented in the future, or I will take the matter in my own hands,” he added.

Also Read:

Snapdeal partners with Agoda to enhance travel booking experience for customers

Disclaimer

We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It’s possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or companies we write about. However, we want to assure our readers that this will not have any impact on the integrity or impartiality of our reporting. We are committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news and information to our audience, and we will continue to uphold our ethics and principles in all of our work. Thank you for your trust and support.

Popular

More Like this

‘He touched me inappropriately’: InMobi intern alleges sexual harassment by Manager; Police responds

An intern named ‘Karan Suri’ of one of India’s early unicorns InMobi has alleged that he faced sexual harassment at the workplace by a product manager of his team.

According to a tweet by Karan, The product manager, who name is Ganapathi R Subramanyam, tried to force himself upon him and touched him inappropriately.

Karan further alleges that, despite reporting this incident to the HR team and co-founders, no action has been taken on the matter.

📢 Urgent call for support: I am a victim of workplace #SexualHarassment at InMobi|Glance. Despite reporting it to HR, my managers, and even co-founders, no substantial action has been taken. I’m seeking justice and support to ensure this doesn’t happen to others. #injustice pic.twitter.com/AmJrFIHRz5

— Karan Suri (@karanux20) September 19, 2023

In response, The Bengaluru Police asked the victim’s contact number to proceed for further action on the matter.

It’s worth mentioning that there has been no offocial response from the company regarding this alleged sexual harassment matter.

“This is Karan Suri and I am writing this email to inform you that I experienced sexual harassment by one of the product managers of my team. On 7th September, around 12:30 am I was invited by Mr. Ganapathi R. Subramanyam to their place after being manipulated and falsely comforted. During this encounter, he tried to force himself upon me, touched me inappropriately, and said disturbing things which I can’t begin to describe,” the email read.

“I had informed Pranay Prajapati (manager) and Anil K. Meena right away; it’s been 12 hours since it happened, and I haven’t received any solid information about actions being taken. I hope to seek support, and justice and to ensure that this kind of misconduct is prevented in the future, or I will take the matter in my own hands,” he added.

Also Read:

Snapdeal partners with Agoda to enhance travel booking experience for customers

Disclaimer

We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It’s possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or companies we write about. However, we want to assure our readers that this will not have any impact on the integrity or impartiality of our reporting. We are committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news and information to our audience, and we will continue to uphold our ethics and principles in all of our work. Thank you for your trust and support.

Website Upgradation is going on for any glitch kindly connect at office@startupnews.fyi

More like this

India’s Oyo acquires Motel 6 for $525M

One of India’s largest startups, budget hotel company...

Byju Raveendran Borrows Funds To Pay To BYJU’S Teachers

SUMMARY Raveendran told the teachers working with the edtech...

KreditBee’s NBFC Arm Posts INR 200 Cr Profit In...

KrazyBee, the non-banking financial company (NBFC) arm of...

Popular

Upcoming Events

Startup Information that matters. Get in your inbox Daily!