India, June 12 -- The Maharashtra cyber police have booked comedian Pranit More and two others for alleged sexual harassment and obscenity over remarks made during a stand-up act, videos of which were found circulating freely online. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also summoned More and an audience member, Himanshu Jangra, for glorifying and applauding non-consensual conduct towards a woman and sexual coercion.

According to the police, the case stemmed from videos circulating online of a comedy show hosted by More before a live audience. In one of the videos, Jangra is seen saying that once, when he was on a date, he spent Rs.370 on a biryani for which the woman owed him physical intimacy, and spoke about coercing the woman,...