More Trouble For Arrested Piracy Kingpin, Central Agency Joins Probe

Hyderabad:
Immadi Ravi, the alleged mastermind of the massive iBomma film piracy network who was arrested earlier this week, faces more legal trouble as the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have added forgery-related sections to the case. This development brings the total number of charges against the accused to more than 13 under various acts. Also, the Enforcement Directorate has joined the investigation into the case.

Police officials have submitted a memo in court to include three new sections focusing on forgery and identity fraud. Investigators found that Ravi allegedly obtained crucial documents, including a PAN card, a bike licence, and a vehicle Registration Certificate (RC), by fraudulently using the identity details of an individual named Prahlad.

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The forgery charges are in addition to the ten sections already registered against Ravi under the Information Technology (IT) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections, the Cinematography Act, and the Foreigners Act.

The police said that if convicted, Ravi could face a jail term of three to seven years.