Cops quiz actor for 3 hrs in MOB case

The Mumbai crime branch on Saturday questioned actor Sahil Khan in connection with the cheating case registered against the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) betting app and its promoters.

The Bombay high court granted Khan interim protection after his pre-arrest plea was rejected by the sessions court. The actor joined the investigators for questioning as directed by the high court.

“We questioned him for around 3 hours from 2:20pm to

5:30pm on the various aspects relating to the ₹15,000 crore online betting app case. We suspect he is linked to one of the online betting portals and is also a part of the syndicate, we questioned him relating to it. There is an underworld linked to betting apps, so we also questioned him if he knew or had met anybody. He promoted several of such sites as he has a huge following on social media being a fitness entrepreneur we also questioned him on the same,” said the police officer. The crime officials said they have already formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) after a First Information Report was registered at the Matunga Police Station against 32 people including Dubai-based Saurabh

Chandrakar, actor Sahil Khan and Ravi Uppal, under various sections of the IPC, the Gambling Act, and the IT Act.

The FIR was based on a complaint lodged by social activist Prakash Bankar against the Khiladi app, a sister concern. Khan’s pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by the Sessions Court in December 2023.

Additional sessions judge Dr Abhay Joglekar while rejecting Khan’s pre-arrest bail had then observed that the crime generated an itching impact on the youth considering that the alleged fraud involved siphoning of ₹15,000 crore.

BHUSHAN KOYANDE Police said Sahil Khan is linked to a betting app.