While it is not clear why Reuters did such reporting, people were speculating this could be a fake news spread by the Congress-friendly media on behest of Congress to pressurise Modi government.
"Journalists" started rumour-mongering about the resignation of RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya soon after Governor Urjit Patel resigned citing personal reasons
The allegations of sexual misconduct against the Editor-in-chief of TNIE is not the only grave accusation being labeled against him. He is also being accused of turning TNIE into a propaganda outlet for political favours.