Maharashtra Cyber Cell sent summons to Tamannaah Bhatia, case related to illegal streaming of IPL 2023
Mumbai: The illegal streaming issue of IPL is now once again in the news. This time, due to IPL 2023, the name of actress Tamannaah Bhatia has come into the headlines. Maharashtra Cyber Cell has summoned him in a case related to IPL 2023. The actress has been asked to appear on April 29.
According to ANI, Maharashtra Cyber Cell summoned Tamannaah Bhatia for questioning in connection with the illegal streaming of the match on FairPlay app, which caused loss of crores of rupees to Viacom. Tamannaah had reportedly promoted this app. The actress has been summoned as a witness and will be interrogated.
Actor Sanjay Dutt was also summoned in the same case, although he did not turn up to record his statement and demanded a new date. Sanjay Dutt was to appear before the Maharashtra Cyber Cell on April 23.
This case of investigation of illegal streaming dates back to September 2023, when Viacom had filed a complaint against the 'FairPlay' app accusing them of violating their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Despite the network getting the exclusive rights to stream the matches, the 'FairPlay' app was reportedly broadcasting it illegally which led to a reported loss of over Rs 100 crore to the network. After the FIR, many prominent personalities from the entertainment world including Badshah, Jacqueline Fernandez and Tamannaah Bhatia were questioned. The investigation into illegal streaming took a turning point in December 2023 when an employee of the 'FairPlay' app was arrested.
