Rapper Badshah was interrogated by Mumbai Crime Branch concerning fake social media followers scam. The rapper-singer whose original name is Aditya Prateik Singh Sisodia was questioned for ten hours on Friday and has been called in again on Saturday to the Crime Branch office. He has to answer 238 questions prepared by the Crime Branch and for the further questioning has been called in consecutively for two days.
Most of the songs of Badshah are a hit among the masses and has more than a million views. However, there are only a few comments on his videos which is strange and the officials interrogated him about the same. Badshah's popular song 'Pagal Hai' gained about 75 million views on a single day as claimed by the rapper. However, Google rejected his claim. The Crime Branch will be exploring this as well.
Moreover, there has been a sudden rise in the 'unfollowers' list of Badshah on his social media pages. He has raised this query and the Crime Branch asked him to list all his followers.
Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police Vinay Kumar Chaubey had earlier spoken about Fake Social Media Followers Scam and said in a statement, "We have investigated and found as many as 54 firms involved in this racket. SIT comprising Crime Branch along with Cyber Cell has been formed which will help in investigating this case."
It all started when singer Bhoomi Trivedi found an imposter on social media and lodged a complaint against the fake profile created.
