Tanmay Bhat, co-founder of the extremely popular stand-up comedy group AIB, has decided to step away from it, even as co-founder Gursimran Khamba has been sent on leave on Monday amid allegations of sexual harassment against them.

While Khamba has been directly accused of sexual misconduct, Bhat has come under attack for both his inaction on the complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty and for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to women.