Pirated version on 'Radhe' hits social media FIR lodged

    Mumbai, May 18 (PTI) An FIR has been registered
against three individual users of WhatsApp and Facebook in
connection with a pirated version of the Salman Khan-starrer
movie Radhe finding its way on social media platforms, a
police official said on Tuesday.
    According to a complaint, the movie, 'Radhe: Your Most
Wanted Bhai', was leaked on social media platforms and
messaging apps hours after its official release last week.
    The unidentified accused include users of two
different mobile numbers on WhatsApp and one Facebook user,
who were offering to sell the movie (by download) for a
payment, the official said.
    The complaint was filed by Zee Entertainment
Enterprises Ltd, the film's producer, at the central cyber
police station here after the pirated version of the movie
started doing the rounds on various online platforms, he said.
    Based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered
against the trio under relevant sections of the Information
Technology Act and the Copyright Act, he said, adding a probe
was underway.
    The police were actively tracking down the social
media accounts and phone numbers on messaging apps involved in
the act of piracy, the official said. PTI DC
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