Dindoshi Sessions Court Adjourns Ullu Digital CEO Vibhu Agarwal, Country Head Anjali Raina’s ABAs To Aug 26

MUMBAI: A Sessions Court at Dindoshi in suburban Mumbai today adjourned the anticipatory bail applications of Ullu Digital Pvt Ltd CEO Vibhu Agarwal and Country Head Anjali Raina to August 26 for further arguments.

A former Legal Adviser who worked with Ullu Digital Pvt Ltd the owners of Ullu App, had moved the Dindoshi Sessions Court, Mumbai, opposing the Anticipatory Bail application filed by the CEO and the Country Head of the platform in an alleged sexual harassment case.

Agarwal and Raina had filed anticipatory bail applications in the Sessions Court expecting arrest in an FIR registered against them at the Amboli Police Station.

The FIR was registered against Ullu CEO and the Country Head, namely Vibhu Agarwal and Anjali Raina, respectively, at the Amboli Police Station, in suburban Mumbai, by the former Legal Adviser of the Company under Sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe her), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention)of the Indian Penal Code.

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Subsequently, Agarwal and Raina, moved the Sessions Court at Dindoshi for anticipatory bail.

The victim filed an Intervention Application through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, opposing the anticipatory bail applications filed by Agarwal and Raina.

The application stated that several complaints has been filed against the said App and other platforms of similar nature, for the censorship of such obscene content produced and released by OTT Platforms, before the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the Supreme Court.

It further claims that an FIR was registered against the CEO of ULLU Platform Vibhu Agarwal and Ms Megha Agarwal and other OTT platforms for obscenity and indecent representation of women.

It is alleged that the victim was framed in a false extortion case by Agarwal and Raina, in an attempt to pressurize her to not reveal any information against them.

She was forced by Agarwal to watch adult/erotic content along with the video editors; to act in the erotic and pornographic content of the said platform and to give seductive voice in the pornographic podcast of Lattu App, which is another app owned by Agarwal.

Upon refusing and denying such demands, Agarwal and Raina invited her to the company office on June 18, 2021, on the pretext of solving all the issues, wherein she was informed about the case filed against her at Lucknow, and was threatened with dire consequences if she failed to cooperate.

Her phone was snatched and she was forcefully made to strip and wear sample inner garments which were to be launched by the Ullu Merchandise.

“They further took her photos and video and threatened her that they will make all the photos and video viral if she speaks about the incident with anyone or release any information regarding their pornographic apps,” the application adds.

It is further alleged that she was called to the office on June 18, 19 and 21 and was sexually and mentally harassed, and illegally confined in the name of investigation.