Actress Tamannaah Bhatia has been summoned by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell for questioning regarding the illegal broadcasting of IPL 2023 on the Fairplay app. The summons were issued by the Special Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra, SAIL, in a letter sent to her.
Tamannaah is required to appear before the Maharashtra Cyber Cell on April 29 for questioning in connection with the illegal streaming of IPL on the Fairplay app, as per Indian media reports. This summons is part of the ongoing investigation into the matter, with several other artists previously questioned.
The police are investigating whether these artists had any prior knowledge about the illegal streaming. Actor Sanjay Dutt was also summoned earlier but couldn’t attend due to being out of the country. He has requested a new date and time to record his statement.
The illegal streaming case has resulted in significant financial losses, with Viacom bearing losses amounting to crores of rupees. Fairplay, the platform in question, is an online sports book platform.