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Committed 'mistake' by passing controversial remarks: Allahbadia to police

Podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, whose crass remarks on a YouTube show kicked up a row, has said in his statement before the Maharashtra Cyber that he committed a mistake of passing controversial statements, officials said on Tuesday. The Maharashtra Cyber and the Mumbai police are investigating Allahbadia's controversial remarks made on comedian Samay Raina's YouTube show - India's Got Latent. Allahbadia made crude comments about parents and sex, leading to widespread backlash and multiple FIRs. On Monday, Allahbadia appeared before the Maharashtra Cyber officials to record his statement into the case of obscenity it has registered against him and others, an official said. "In his statement, Allahbadia admitted that he made a mistake by making controversial comments on the YouTube show, for which he is being criticised," he said. The social media influencer also admitted that he made a mistake by using specific words in his comments during the show, the official said. Allahbadia als

Updated On: 26 Feb 2025 | 6:54 AM IST

India's Got Latent row: Allahbadia continuously out of contact, says police

He is yet to respond to investigation agencies after being named in FIRs filed by Maharashtra Cyber Department, Guwahati Police, and Jaipur Police in the 'India's Got Latent' case, the police said

Updated On: 18 Feb 2025 | 7:16 AM IST

'India's Got Latent' row: FIR against all individuals linked to show

As per the latest development, an FIR has been filed against all individuals associated with the 'India's Got Latent' show following Ranveer Allahbadia's offensive remarks

Updated On: 17 Feb 2025 | 9:32 PM IST

Cops find Ranveer Allahbadia's Mumbai flat locked, summon him again

Mumbai Police have asked podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to appear before them on Saturday as part of a probe into his controversial remarks on a YouTube show, as he did not turn up during the day. Teams of Mumbai and Assam police on Friday visited his residence here but found the flat locked, an official said. Crass remarks by Allahbadia, popular on YouTube for his 'BeerBiceps' channel, about parents and sex on comedian Samay Raina's now-deleted YouTube show 'India's Got Latent' have sparked massive outrage, leading to complaints from several persons. "The Mumbai police, who have initiated an inquiry in connection with Ranveer Allahbadia's controversial remarks, on Friday went to his flat in Versova area but found it locked," an official said. Allahbadia had been asked to remain present at the Khar police station here on Thursday in connection with the probe into his controversial comments. But after he failed to appear, the police issued a second summons, asking him to appear on ...

Updated On: 15 Feb 2025 | 11:00 AM IST

Maharashtra cyber cell files case against 'India's Got Latent' show hosts

This action came in response to the vulnerability and disrespectful comments by host Samay Rana and guests including Ranveer Allahbadia during the latest episode

Updated On: 12 Feb 2025 | 12:56 PM IST

Mumbai police detain man from Chembur for terror threat to PM Modi's plane

According to Mumbai Police, the individual who made the threat call has been identified and taken into custody

Updated On: 12 Feb 2025 | 11:50 AM IST

Fire breaks out at furniture market in Mumbai's Oshiwara, 10 shops gutted

Over 20 fire engines, water tankers and other equipment were pressed into service to contain the fire that has been categorised as Level 2

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 2:10 PM IST

Mumbai Police reaches Ranveer Allahbadia's home to probe latest controversy

The controversy began when Allahbadia, known for his YouTube channel BeerBiceps, made offensive remarks during a recent episode of 'India's Got Latent'

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 1:53 PM IST

News updates: World moving to new energy system, India stuck in old economic thinking, says Rahul

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Updated On: 06 Feb 2025 | 10:00 PM IST

2 staffers of Saif's house identify arrested Bangladeshi man as attacker

The police said they have strong evidence linking him to the crime, including CCTV footage and a positive facial recognition test

Updated On: 06 Feb 2025 | 11:06 AM IST

BMC introduces smart parking app to ease traffic congestion in Mumbai

This initiative, launched in the BMC Budget 2025-26, is part of the civic body's broader push toward smart transportation and urban sustainability

Updated On: 04 Feb 2025 | 5:11 PM IST

Mumbai explores ban on petrol, diesel vehicles amid air pollution concerns

In 2024 alone, Mumbai registered 2.79 lakh new vehicles, a 9.89 per cent increase compared to 2023. If a ban is implemented, it could significantly impact the automobile industry

Updated On: 28 Jan 2025 | 5:19 PM IST

Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Mumbai police questions woman in West Bengal

A Mumbai Police team on Monday questioned a woman in West Bengal's Nadia district in connection with the January 16 attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, a source said. Police, however, clarified that no arrests were made in relation to the incident. Makwana Meetkumar Sanjaykumar, Additional Superintendent of Police (HQ) for Krishnanagar Police District, confirmed, "No arrests were made in Nadia related to the attack." An investigation into the attack on the actor revealed that the SIM card used by Bangladeshi national Shariful Fakir, arrested earlier in Mumbai for the assault, was registered in the name of a woman from West Bengal, police sources said. The woman denied knowing the accused and claimed that she had lost the mobile phone containing the SIM several years ago in Kolkata, they added. A two-member team of Mumbai Police, which arrived in West Bengal on Sunday, was looking for one Khukhumoni Jahangir Sheikh, under whose name the SIM card was registered. Investigators

Updated On: 27 Jan 2025 | 11:51 PM IST

Mumbai police suspects more than one person in Saif Ali Khan stabbing case

Mumbai police suspect more than one person may be involved in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, in which a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national has been arrested, an official said on Saturday. The police had cited suspicion about the involvement of more persons in the crime as one of the grounds for seeking the arrested accused's custody in the remand application, the official said without elaborating further on the matter. He said the police collected blood samples and clothes of Khan and his staff present during the stabbing at the actor's residence in Bandra on January 16, and have sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination. On January 19, the police arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir alias Vijay Das, a Bangladeshi national, for the attack from neighbouring Thane city. A court on Friday extended the police custody of Shariful till January 29. The official said the accused was not cooperating with the investigation team and is yet to reveal

Updated On: 25 Jan 2025 | 6:34 PM IST

Mumbai Police collects Saif's blood sample, clothes for investigation

The remand copy of the accused available with ANI states that the clothes Saif Ali Khan was wearing at the time of the attack were taken into police custody for investigation

Updated On: 25 Jan 2025 | 1:58 PM IST

Father of accused alleges son being framed in Saif stabbing case

The father of the Bangladeshi man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan will soon approach that country's foreign ministry and the Indian High Commission for the release of his son, who he said was being framed for reasons unknown to him. In a 12-minute interview, Mohammad Ruhul, the father of Shariful Islam, told PTI over the phone from Bangaldesh that his son did not have proper documentation for his stay in India and he lived in constant fear of being arrested. He alleged that the man seen in the CCTV camera footage was not Shariful and added that his son was being framed. "I will get in touch with the Bangaldeshi foreign ministry and also seek help from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for the release of my son," Ruhul told PTI. He claimed that he learned about his son's arrest through Facebook and news channels and added he had not been contacted by police in this connection. "The police have not said anything to us," Ruhul told PTI. He revealed that Shariful entered In

Updated On: 24 Jan 2025 | 7:24 PM IST

Was with Kareena, heard screams from Jeh's room: Saif's statement to cops

According to Saif, he and his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, were in their bedroom when they heard the screams of their nanny, Eliyama Phillip, who was in their younger son Jeh's room

Updated On: 24 Jan 2025 | 8:11 AM IST

Saif Ali Khan meets auto driver Bhajan Singh who saved him after attack

In photos from the hospital, Saif Ali Khan can be seen smiling warmly as he stands beside Rana, resting his hands on the driver's shoulders

Updated On: 22 Jan 2025 | 6:38 PM IST

Saif Ali Khan meets driver who took him to hospital, after being stabbed

Auto driver Bhajan Singh Rana met Saif Ali Khan before he was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday

Updated On: 22 Jan 2025 | 6:11 PM IST

Saif attack: Accused jumped compound wall to enter, found guards sleeping

The Bangladeshi national arrested for attacking Saif Ali Khan gained entry into the actor's building in Mumbai's Bandra area by scaling its compound wall, and found the security guards sleeping at that time, police said on Tuesday. The Mumbai police on Tuesday recreated the crime scene with the accused at the Satguru Sharan building, where the actor resides. Khan (54) was stabbed repeatedly by the intruder, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir alias Vijay Das (30), inside his 12-floor apartment in the wee hours of January 16. The actor suffered multiple stab injuries in the attack and underwent an emergency surgery at the Lilavati Hospital. Three days after the attack, the police arrested the accused from neighbouring Thane city. A police official said, "Both the security guards in the building where actor Saif Ali Khan resides were sleeping when his attacker entered it by crossing over the boundary wall." "As he found both the security guards in deep slumber, the ..

Updated On: 22 Jan 2025 | 7:00 AM IST