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Hyderabad: A local court has issued orders granting custody of Immadhi Ravi to the police, who was arrested in iBomma piracy case, tv9 telugu reported.
The police had filed a petition seeking seven days of custody of Ravi. However, the Nampally court has issued orders allowing five days of custody. Some other key issues are likely to come to light during the custody hearing.
ED probe into money laundering:
The Enforcement Directorate is reportedly stepping in to investigate alleged money laundering and other financial violations linked to Immadhi Ravi. He was arrested on Friday, November 14, shortly after his arrival from France.
Who is Immadhi Ravi?
Ravi, who is from Visakhapatnam, is the main individual behind piracy networks iBomma, Bappam and 65 other mirror websites, which attract 37 lakh users every month. Police seized hard disks, which contained about 20,000 movies.
These websites would upload newly released Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films and OTT content, immediately after they released to draw traffic and ad revenue.
Betting apps and gaming sites promoted the films in exchange for ad slots, financing the racket. Police said that the site heavily relied on Telegram groups and virtual private servers abroad and crypto payments.
The arrest comes after many Telugu film producers had lodged complaints against the widespread circulation of their newly released movies on iBomma. Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce has said that rampant piracy is causing massive losses to the industry.
