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Six arrested in Hyderabad for blackmailing 'Baahubali' makers

Updated on: 17 May,2017 08:27 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Theâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Hyderabad police arrested six persons for allegedly trying to extort money from Karan Johar and other producers of Bahubali 2 by threatening to circulate a pirated copy

Six arrested in Hyderabad for blackmailing 'Baahubali' makers


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Theâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Hyderabad police arrested six persons for allegedly trying to extort money from Karan Johar and other producers of Bahubali 2 by threatening to circulate a pirated copy.



Among the arrested is the owner of a Bihar theatre. The gang had demanded R15 lakh from the producers for not uploading a copy on the internet, said police. Johar is co-producer of the film's Hindi version.


The gang regularly makes pirated copies of Bollywood films, added police.

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