In 2018, the #MeToo wave took over India as many women came forward to share their encounters of sexual misconduct. Utsav Chakraborty a writer and an actor, who is better known for working with comedy collective All India Bakchod, was accused by a co-worker for sending sexually explicit messages to her and several other women. Several noted comedians, including Aditi Mittal and Varun Grover also called out Utsav after the allegations.

Now a year later, a leaked audio clip has surfaced online purportedly between the accuser’s lawyer and the comedian. The clip has been titled as ‘EXPOSE ______’, and claims to be the conversation between Utsav and the lawyer on 14th November 2018.

To summarize the conversation, the clip goes back and forth where the woman mentions screenshots, that Utsav has been assumed of circulating that prove his innocence. The comedian goes on to add how the accuser’s act has cost him his professional and personal life. Things escalate to a point wherein the woman demands an apology from Utsav, and states that there will be dire consequences if he releases any such material that hampers the woman’s image.

We reached out to Utsav to ask about the clip. He states, "I feel great but I have known better than to be optimistic over the last year. I know how tide can change and I hope when all the evidence comes through, people are not as harsh to her as they were to me."

The clip has gone viral on Twitter, and many are calling out the accuser for initiating the conversation and maligning Utsav’s image.

Comedian Abhijit Ganguly wrote, "Send your nudes out. Ask for a response. When the person sends something disgusting then release to the world destroying his life. If this is not CIA level honey trapping, what is? I feel guilty of not having even tried to hear this man's defence once."

Another comedian Agrima Joshua said, “For over a year, we've shown solidarity with Utsav's accusers because the primary testimony against him was so powerful and convincing. It breaks my heart right now to learn that there might be more to the story.”

Saurav Ghosh added, “Utsav just got in touch with me. I like others in the community had abandoned him believing whatever________ had to say but wtf is this? Why is her lawyer threatening him to hide his side? Let's not be quiet on this and have a spine here.”

In 2018, AIB had issued a statement saying that they are taking out all the videos which Chakraborty was a part of, “the accusations described a pattern of behaviour that is unacceptable, and we at AIB condemn Utsav’s alleged behaviour,” the statement read.