Badshah questioned by Maharashtra Police over connection with online betting app

IPL Online Betting Scam: Badshah has been questioned by the Maharashtra cyber police in connection to the IPL online betting case. Viacom 18 network had filed an FIR against the singer-rapper along with 40 other celebrities for allegedly promoting the watching of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on the betting app, as reported by India Today.

The cyber police recorded Badshah’s statement after he reached the World Trade Centre building at Cuffe Parade on Monday. More artists from Hindi entertainment industry are likely to be summoned in the case of digital piracy. Despite Viacom 18 having the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to stream the matches, they were streamed illegally on Fairplay.

Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Kapil Sharma and Shraddha Kapoor are among the Bollywood celebrities who were summoned in connecting to the IPL betting case. An ED (Enforcement Directorate) source said, “Ranbir Kapoor has been summoned to understand the betting business transactions. At this point, he has not been summoned as accused.