Stand-up comedian Samay Raina on Tuesday appeared before the Maharashtra Cyber Cell and recorded his statement in connection with the controversy surrounding his and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s remarks on the reality show hosted by him, India’s Got Latent.

During questioning, Raina expressed deep regret over the use of offensive language on the show. Sources from the Cyber Cell revealed that Raina acknowledged his comments were inappropriate and unintentional. “He stated that everything happened in the flow of the show as nothing was scripted, and he did not mean to use such words deliberately,” a source revealed.