Tanmay Bhat steps down as CEO of AIB, Gursimran Khamba out of company

In a lengthy Instagram post Thursday, stand-up comedian Tanmay Bhat apologised to his former colleagues at AIB for failing to live up to the "ideals" he himself had probated and said he would strive to make women feel "safe", in case he assumed "any leadership capacity in the future". Mr Bhatt stepped down as CEO of comedy group yesterday.

He had come under severe criticism last year for failing to act on complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty, who was accused of sexual harassment. Another stand-up comic Gursimran Khamba, who was also part of AIB, was also accused of sexual misconduct. Mr Khamba left the company to start his own venture.

Meanwhile, AIB issued a statement yesterday saying that their YouTube channel was "dead for the foreseeable future" and they had to let go of their employees.