Tamannaah Bhatia has been summoned by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell for questioning regarding her alleged involvement in the illegal streaming of IPL matches on the Fairplay App. She is expected to appear for interrogation on April 29. Sanjay Dutt was also associated with the case, but due to his prior commitments, he was unable to attend the questioning session on April 23. Instead, he requested a different date to record his statement.
FairPlay, a subsidiary of the Mahadev online gaming app, has been linked to illegal betting on various live games such as cricket, poker, card games, and tennis. The app made headlines last year when actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, who endorsed the app, were summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning. The app's reputation worsened following a lavish ₹200-crore wedding in the UAE last year, allegedly funded entirely in cash.
The Mahadev Online betting app is operated from Dubai by Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, both from Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. They used various strategies such as creating new websites and closed chat groups to attract new customers and ran paid advertisements on social media platforms. The ED has been investigating the money laundering case linked to the Mahadev app for over a year, alleging the involvement of high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh. The estimated proceeds of crime in this case amount to approximately Rs 6,000 crore.
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