Fake Followers Case: Rapper Badshah Records Statement At Mumbai Crime Branch
On Friday, according to a report by ANI, Rapper Badshah reportedly arrived at the Mumbai Crime Branch, for being questioned in the alleged fake followers racket case.
On
Friday,
according
to
a
report
by
ANI,
Rapper
Badshah
reportedly
arrived
at
the
Mumbai
Crime
Branch,
for
being
questioned
in
the
alleged
fake
followers
racket
case.
He
also
had
been
summoned
on
Thursday
to
record
his
statement.
Some
other
well-known
celebrities
who
were
also
called
for
questioning
earlier,
were
former
IPL
commentator
cum
host
Gaurav
Kapur
and
radio
jockey
Roshan
Abbas.
A
special
investigation
team
(SIT)
of
the
Mumbai
Police
is
investigating
several
celebrities
in
connection
with
the
alleged
fake
followers' case.
The
SIT
earlier
had
revealed
that
25
people
have
been
verified
in
the
fake
social
media
followers
case,
but
did
not
reveal
the
names
of
the
people
involved.
According
to
reports,
several
PR
agencies
provided
fake
followers
to
Bollywood
celebrities.
HM
Anil
Deshmukh:
Fake
Followers
Are
Used
For
Data
Theft
Maharashtra
Home
Minister
Anil
Deshmukh
revealed
in
a
video
message
that
the
fake
followers
are
reportedly
used
for
trolling
and
data
theft.
In
July,
Mumbai
Police
had
arrested
29-year-old
Kashif
Mansoor
for
allegedly
selling
fake
followers.
As
per
the
police,
Mansoor
who
is
a
civil
engineer,
has
reportedly
completed
25,000
orders
to
date
and
sold
2.3
crore
fake
followers.
Badshah
Was
Summoned
By
Mumbai
Police
The
racket
first
came
to
light
when
a
man
was
arrested
after
creating
a
fake
profile
of
Bollywood
playback
singer,
claiming
to
be
her
manager.
He
had
also
contacted
other
Bollywood
personality
in
the
pretence
that
he
will
help
them
increase
their
social
media
following.
During
investigating
SIT
recorded
around
100
companies
that
sell
fake
social
media
followers.
SIT
Has
Recorded
About
20
Statements
During
Investigation
Reportedly,
SIT
has
recorded
around
20
statements
during
the
investigation
and
has
also
reached
out
to
France
government
(via
Ministry
of
External
Affairs)
to
gain
more
information
on
France
based
company,
FollowersKart
which
is
said
to
be
one
of
the
main
accused
companies.