Tamannaah Bhatia summoned in illegal IPL streaming case | More details here

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has been summoned by the Maharashtra Cyber branch for questioning regarding her involvement in the illegal streaming of IPL matches. She is scheduled to appear for questioning on April 29. Additionally, Sanjay Dutt's name has also been linked to the case, but due to his schedule, he was unable to appear for questioning.

‘Maharashtra Cyber summons actor Tamannaah Bhatia for questioning in connection with the illegal streaming of IPL 2023 on Fairplay App that caused loss of Crores of Rupees to Viacom. She has been asked to appear before Maharashtra Cyber on 29th April,’ ANI shared on X.

‘Actor Sanjay Dutt was also summoned in this connection on 23rd April but he had not appeared before them. He had, instead, sought a date and time for recording his statement and said that he was not in India on the date,’ they added.

About Fairplay platform

FairPlay is a betting exchange platform offering various sports and entertainment gambling options. Cricket is the most popular sport on FairPlay, followed by Football and Tennis. The app streams all sports matches live, allowing players to ‘watch and win’ simultaneously.

FairPlay is a subsidiary of the Mahadev online gaming app, which also facilitates illegal betting in live games like cricket, poker, card games, badminton, tennis, and football. The Mahadev betting app gained attention when actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, who appeared in its ads, were summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning.

Operated by Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal from Dubai, Mahadev Online used various methods to attract new customers, such as creating new websites, closed chat groups, and running paid ads on social media. The ED's investigation into the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case has allegedly revealed involvement of high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, with projected proceeds of crime estimated at about ₹6,000 crore.

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