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Ranveer Allahbadia-India’s Got Latent Row: On February 24, Maharashtra Cyber officials questioned YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani for around five hours in connection with India’s Got Latent show controversy after they appeared before the agency to record their statements. In his statement, BeerBiceps who made incestuous and lewd remarks on the episode, admitted his mistake and took sole blame for causing the controversy.
What did Ranveer Allahbadia tell Maharastra Cyber Cell in five hours of questioning?
Ranveer also claimed that he did not charge money to go to the show. He told the police officials that the the YouTuber community is friends with each other which is why they make appearances on each other’s shows as a favour and do not charge a fee for it.
Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchalani appeared separately at the cyber headquarters in Navi Mumbai after skipping previous summons issued by the agency. The Maharashtra Cyber and the Mumbai Police are investigating Allahbadia’s controversial remarks on Samay Raina’s YouTube show, which sparked an obscenity case. The show, India’s Got Latent, became the focus after Allahbadia made crude comments about parents and sex, leading to widespread backlash.
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Allahbadia and Chanchlani appeared at the cyber headquarters around 11.30 am following which their statements were recorded, an official said without elaborating. Allahbadia, 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 car. More than 50 people connected to the show, including guests, judges, social media influencers, and comedians, were summoned by Maharashtra Cyber. The Supreme Court granted Allahbadia interim protection from arrest on Tuesday, calling his remarks “vulgar” and saying he had a “dirty mind” that shamed society. The 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 3.
(With inputs from agencies)
