‘Price for coffee - harassment’: Twitter on Café Coffee Day cockroach incident

Arpan Verma, a student of National Law University in New Delhi, faces arrest after a complaint from a Café Coffee Day employee that he called her a slut and a bitch. The video has been widely circulated since March 25 with #BoycottCCD trending on Twitter.

Updated on: Mar 30, 2017, 10:59:15 IST

Hindustan Times | By Neha Gupta, New Delhi

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Arpan Verma, a student of National Law University in New Delhi, faces arrest after a complaint from a Café Coffee Day employee, who alleged that he called her a slut and a bitch. The video has been widely circulated since March 25 with #BoycottCCD trending on Twitter.

Arpan Verma, a student of National Law University in New Delhi, faces arrest after a complaint from a Café Coffee Day employee that he called her a slut and a bitch. (HT Photo)

The video, uploaded by Twitter user Nikhil Anand Singh, shows the CCD employee slapping Verma after he spotted cockroaches in the popular café in Jaipur on March 12.

The employee wrote in her complaint that Verma harassed her and threatened to outrage her modesty.

The official Twitter handle of the coffee chain said they’ll take required action without compromising on the service.

Verma tweeted clarifying why he didn’t slap the employee back:

The incident left several Twitter users seething. Here are some reactions:

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