India's Got Latent row: Maharashtra Cyber questions Ranveer Allahbadia

Maharashtra Cyber officials on Monday questioned YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani for around five hours in connection with Indias Got Latent row officials said reported the PTIThey appeared before the agency to record their statements the officials saidThe duo appeared separately at the cyber headquarters in Navi Mumbai after skipping previous summons issued by the agencyThe Maharashtra Cyber and the Mumbai Police are investigating Ranveer Allahbadias controversial remarks on Samay Rainas YouTube show which sparked an obscenity caseThe show Indias Got Latent became the focus after Allahbadia made crude comments about parentsAllahbadia and Chanchlani appeared at the cyber headquarters around 1130 am following which their statements were recorded an official said without elaboratingAllahbadia who wore a black face mask to avoid media attention was seen leaving the headquarters around 5 pm He boarded a private cab and left while Chanchlani departed an hour later in his carMore than 50 people connected to the show including guests judges social media influencers and comedians were summoned by Maharashtra Cyber The investigation includes allegations of obscenity against Allahbadia who is also known as BeerBicepsThe Supreme Court granted Ranveer Allahbadia interim protection from arrest on Tuesday calling his remarks vulgar and saying he he had a dirty mind that shamed society according to the PTIThe court directed Allahbadia to cooperate with the ongoing investigations and deposit his passport with the Thane police to prevent him from leaving the country without permission The matter has been scheduled for a hearing on March 3YouTubers Ashish Chanchlani and Ranveer Allahbadia exit Maharashtra Cyber Cell HQ in Navi Mumbai after recording their statements in Indiarsquos Got Latent caseVC ANI RanveerAllahabadia AshishChanchlani News httpstcoPLm35cpRd0 pictwittercomvukfAaYJAimdash Mid Day mid_day February 24 2025Several FIRs were lodged against AllahbadiaOn February 17 an FIR was registered in Guwahati by a resident for the alleged promotion of obscenity in a publicly accessible online showIn addition to Allahbadia and Raina others named in the case include Chanchlani comedians Jaspreet Singh Apoorva Makhija and Rakhi Sawant who appeared as a guest on the show as per the PTIRakhi Sawant was summoned to appear before Maharashtra Cyber on February 27 police had earlier saidThe National Commission for Women NCW had previously summoned Ranveer Allahbadia Samay Raina and others to appear before it on February 17However due to concerns over safety and other logistical issues many failed to attend in person Allahbadias hearing has been rescheduled to March 6 following his request for a threeweek postponement citing death threats officials had said the news agency reportedwith PTI inputs