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Mumbai Police claims Bollywood rapper Badshah paid Rs 75 lakh for advertisement, singer denies charges

Rapper Badshah was summoned by the Mumbai Police in fake social media followers case, but he has categorically denied the charge. 

Aug 08, 2020, 17:22 PM IST

Social media fake followers scam: Mumbai crime branch questions rapper Badshah for 10 hours

The Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday (August 7, 2020) questioned famous Bollywood rapper Badshah for nearly 10 hours in connection with the social media fake followers scam. 

Aug 08, 2020, 08:10 AM IST

Rapper Badshah to be again probed by Mumbai crime branch in social media fake followers scam, 238 questions await him

The matter came to light after Bollywood singer Bhumi Trivedi found a fake profile of hers on social media.

Aug 06, 2020, 17:13 PM IST

Social media fake followers racket: Mumbai Police summons rapper Badshah

The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police on Thursday (August 6, 2020) has summoned famous Bollywood singer and rapper Badshah in the fake social media followers case.

Aug 06, 2020, 09:17 AM IST

Social media fake followers racket: Mumbai Police summons RJ Roshan Abbas, actor Gaurav Kapoor

Mumbai police issues summons to Radio Jockey Roshan Abbas and former IPL commentator cum actor Gaurav Kapoor in connection with the fake social media followers scam on Wednesday (July 29, 2020). 

Jul 29, 2020, 12:15 PM IST

Social media fake followers racket: Mumbai Police summons Chtrbox CEO Pranay Swaroop and his wife

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Friday (July 24, 2020) sent summons to Pranay Swaroop, CEO of digital platform company named Chtrbox, his wife Julie and social media influencer and fashion blogger Ankit Arora in the social media fake followers case.

Jul 24, 2020, 11:18 AM IST

Social media 'paid followers' racket rocks Bollywood: Here's the rate card

One person handles as many as 25-50 fake accounts and a team of a few such people work from an unknown location. They use proxy servers so that their location is difficult to trace. This activity of getting fake followers on social media is called inorganic growth.

Jul 17, 2020, 14:57 PM IST

Bollywood, sports and high profile personalities on Mumbai Police radar over social media 'paid followers' racket

According to the police, the racket involved paying people to increase their followers on social media.

Jul 17, 2020, 10:15 AM IST

Fatwa on Facebook: Top Muslim cleric declares war on fake 'likes'

Fake 'likes' are cheating, he said.

Apr 19, 2018, 18:02 PM IST