iBomma founder Ravi faces new charges under the Foreigners Act

Hyderabad Police have added Foreigners Act sections against iBomma founder Ravi, who is accused of causing huge losses to the Telugu film industry. Investigators are probing his citizenship status, bank transactions, crypto fund transfers and global links behind the piracy network.

Hyderabad: The noose is tightening around ‘iBomma’ piracy website founder and operator Ravi, who allegedly caused losses of several thousand crores to the Telugu film industry, with the Hyderabad Police adding sections of the Foreigners Act to the case

Already, multiple cases have been filed against him under IT Act provisions, film piracy, cheating causing financial loss, unauthorised use and transmission of private visual content, and invasion of privacy.

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In a significant development, the Cybercrime police have now added sections of the Foreigners Act to the case. The Act is invoked when foreign nationals commit offences within India.

According to officials, Ravi is currently not an Indian citizen and holds citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis located in the Caribbean Islands. Based on this current status, Cybercrime officials included the relevant Foreigners Act provisions.

Meanwhile, with the court granting five-day police custody, Cybercrime officials brought Ravi from the Central Prison in Chanchalguda to the CCS office at Basheerbagh on Thursday.

He is being questioned by the investigators about bank transactions, NRI accounts and the movement of funds to crypto wallets. Officials said his interrogation will continue to uncover the money trail, international connections, and operational network behind the large-scale piracy platform.