Overview
- Commissioner VC Sajjanar said Immadi Ravi was apprehended in Hyderabad after a multi-state probe into rapid, same-day leaks of new releases.
- Hyderabad police reported arresting five additional accused linked to the operation, naming Ashwani Kumar, Cyril Infant Raj, Jana Kiran Kumar, Sudhakaran and Arasalan Ahmed.
- Investigators alleged the site uploaded films within hours of theatrical release and used forged identities and duplicate passports to sustain dozens of mirror domains.
- Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, SS Rajamouli and producer Dil Raju praised the crackdown and blamed piracy for box-office hits to titles including Game Changer, OG, Kingdom and Thandel.
- The action followed complaints from the Anti-Video Piracy Cell after day-of-release leaks such as Nani's HIT: The Third Case, with industry figures warning that users’ data fuels such networks.