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FIR filed against co-founder of ScoopWhoop

The co-founder has been accused of sexual harassment by a former employee

ScoopWhoop co-founder Suparn Pandey
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ScoopWhoop co-founder Suparn Pandey. Photo: Facebook

BS Reporter New Delhi
An FIR has been filed against ScoopWhoop co-founder after a sexual harassment complaint against him. FIR is first information report.

ScoopWhoop is an internet media company. The co-founder has been accused of sexual harassment by a former employee and the police has filed a case against him. ScoopWhoop was set up in 2013 and has raised over $5 million in funding.

According to the police, the alleged victim joined the company in 2015. The woman said the two other co-founders did nothing, despite being made aware of the problem.
The complaint was filed at a police station in South Delhi last month. 

The complainant

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