Bansal had alleged in his complaint that the woman was sending threatening mails to him, the official told PTI on condition of anonymity
A large chunk of middle management employees, who have been part of Flipkart for the last five to six years, were left shocked by the way Bansal took his exit
This week's resignation of Binny Bansal, the chief executive of Walmart Inc's Indian venture Flipkart is expected to add to the momentum of #MeToo movement
Binny Bansal will continue to remain as a founder-director of Flipkart as long as he holds 3.53 million shares in the firm
Flipkart employees and workers at other startups wondered whether Walmart was using the episode to push Bansal aside
Walmart chose Binny over Sachin because he was considered a team player and more level-headed
The co-founder of India's largest e-commerce company stepped down as group CEO and Chairman on Tuesday over allegations of personal misconduct
Binny, 37, has also strongly denied the charges and said he was "stunned" by the allegations
"These have been challenging times for my family and me. I am concerned that this may become a distraction for the company and the team"
Binny Bansal strongly denies the allegation
'His decision follows an independent investigation done on behalf of Flipkart and Walmart into an allegation of serious personal misconduct', the US SEC filing says
Binny Bansal is one of the most high profile of India's new generation of young, tech-savvy billionaires.
His resignation marks the exit of both the founders of India's largest e-commerce firm
In this Sep 2016 interview with Business Standard, Bansal said firm was all about team work