Facebook India MD Umang Bedi logs out, plans to start own venture

Sandeep Bhushan, director consumer and media for South Asia, named interim managing director

Facebook India Managing Director Umang Bedi has stepped down from the post about 16 months after he joined the social media company. Sandeep Bhushan, director, consumer and media for South Asia at Facebook, has been appointed the interim managing director, the company said on Tuesday. 

Bedi joined Facebook from Adobe India in July 2016, at a time when the company’s grand plans to launch its ‘Free Basics in India’ project had been halted by the telecom regulator over the net neutrality issue.

Sources said Bedi was likely to start a technology-based venture soon. 

“We confirm that Umang Bedi will be