Allegation of Sexual Assault Made Against Flipkart's Binny Bansal

Binny Bansal

The investigation into Flipkart Group chief Binny Bansal that led to his resignation on Tuesday stemmed from an allegation of sexual assault that dates back a few years, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

“In late July … an allegation came to us. It was a claim of sexual assault against Binny,” the source said, adding the individual concerned was a former Flipkart associate who was not with the company at the time of making the allegation.

The investigation could not corroborate the Sexual allegation of Binny. It did, however, surface a lack of transparency on Binny’s part.”

Binny Bansal has strongly denied the allegation, according to a separate statement by Flipkart and its main shareholder Walmart.

He could not be reached for comment by repeated emails and phone calls from Reuters.