Ranveer Allahbadia controversy: The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has asked comedian Samay Raina to appear before it on February 18 and get back to his US shows later
Samay Raina performs in San Jose, California.
Ranveer Allahbadia controversy: Mumbai Police and Maharashtra Cyber Cell have again asked comedian Samay Raina to join the probe into the row over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia‘s ‘watch parents have sex’ remark. This time within five days (on February 18). Raina said he has events in the US from February 16 to 20, sharing all details with the authorities concerned.
Raina has also requested the Maharashtra Cyber Cell to allow him time till March 17 to appear in person. However, the Cyber Cell has denied his requests and asked to appear before it on February 18 and get back to his US shows later.
PROBE SO FAR
Mumbai Police has recorded statements of at least six people in connection with the case, while the Cyber Cell has filed cases against over 30 people. Meanwhile, Guwahati Police has issued a notice to influencers Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani, asking them to appear in Guwahati to record their statements.
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Raina on Wednesday said he had removed all episodes of “India’s Got Latent” from his YouTube channel, days after the show landed in the controversy.
In his first response since the controversy erupted earlier this week, Raina said he will fully cooperate with all the investigating agencies in their probe.
“Everything that is happening has been too much for me to handle. I have removed all ‘India’s Got Latent’ videos from my channel. My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time. I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly. Thank you,” Raina, 27, posted on X.
On Tuesday, the controversial episode of the show was removed by YouTube following orders from the central government. “India’s Got Latent”, which started in June 2024, had aired 18 episodes till now.
WHAT IS THE ROW
Allahbadia left viewers stunned with his crude remarks, asking a contestant about the “size of his p****” and even offered ₹2 crore if he “sucked his d***”. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to pose an outrageous question lifted from a recent episode of a YouTube show. The question was: “Watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life. Or would you join in once and stop it forever?”
“My comment wasn’t just inappropriate, it wasn’t even funny. Comedy is not my forte. I am just here to say sorry,” said Allahbadia after his questions and remarks sparked outrage on social media.
