Tamannaah Bhatia in Spot? Maharashtra Cyber Summons Actor in Illegal IPL 2023 Streaming Scandal

Tamannaah Bhatia: In the matter of the illicit IPL 2023 match streaming, Tamannaah Bhatia's name has surfaced. According to sources, the actress has been called in for interrogation about the case by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell. On April 29, the actress has been invited to attend for interrogation. According to reports, Sanjay Dutt's name has surfaced in relation to the crime. Earlier this week, he was called in to be questioned. But he was unable to make it because of his schedule, so he requested a new date.

Maharashtra Cyber Summons Tamannaah Bhatia

“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.

Celebrity Endorsement of FairPlay's Mahadev Betting App

It is said that Tamannaah and Sanjay supported and advertised FairPlay's Mahadev betting app subsidiary. The Times of India reports that a FIR was filed in September 2023 in response to a complaint by Viacom18, who claimed to be the rightful owner of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the IPL match streaming.

In spite of this, the matches were being illegally streamed on the Fair Play network by the betting app. Viacom18 suffered a loss of nearly Rs 100 crore as a result. Many celebrities, including Tamannaah, Sanjay Dutt, Badshah, and Jacqueline Fernandez, were summoned for questioning after the filing of the first information report. An employee of the betting app was taken into custody in December of 2023.