Overview
- Gurugram police registered a First Information Report on Wednesday, June 17, naming comedian Pranit More, audience member Himanshu Jangra and the Laugh Store venue owner after a National Commission for Women complaint.
- The FIR cites Section 67 of the Information Technology Act and multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for obscene content and outraging modesty, and police have issued notices to social platforms to remove the video.
- Maharashtra Cyber Police had already lodged a separate FIR earlier this month that uses similar IT and BNS provisions and prompted state officials to review More’s wider online content.
- Both Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra have publicly apologised; Jangra said parts of his story were improvised for entertainment and has reported losing his job as a result of the fallout.
- The episode has sharpened debate over consent in crowd‑work comedy and platform responsibility, and authorities, NCW and platform teams will be watched for outcomes from the June 22 NCW hearing and ongoing cyber investigations.