Sachin Tendulkar lodges FIR over his name, photo and voice being used in ‘fake advertisements’

Sachin Tendulkar, a former cricketer for India, filed a police report with the Mumbai Crime Branch’s cyber division, stating that his name, voice, and images were being exploited in phoney web advertisements to deceive consumers. The Mumbai Police’s Cyber Cell has opened an investigation and filed a charge under IPC sections 426, 465, and 500 against unnamed individuals. Celebrities from India and around the world have encountered similar problems when their voices or photos are utilised for illicit purposes online.

According to numerous media sources, Sachin Tendulkar’s personal secretary discovered an oil company’s Facebook commercial that exploited Tendulkar’s image for its marketing and stated that the product was approved by the seasoned player. Similar adverts were also discovered on Instagram.

Sachin Tendulkar’s managing team also commented on this issue and made a public statement talking about this incident. The statement said, “We have noticed that there have been attempts to impersonate Sachin Tendulkar’s attributes in an unauthorised manner, for selling products and services not associated with him. These are being done with a deliberate and malicious intention of misleading gullible citizens to buy unauthorised products and services online. We have lodged an official complaint with the Cyber Cell department and have highlighted these to social media platforms where such misleading advertisements are being broadcast.”

Where is Sachin Tendulkar currently and what is he working on?

As a member of the Mumbai Indians’ support staff for the current Indian Premier League season, Sachin Tendulkar is now quite busy. In a recent Indian Premier League encounter, his team Mumbai Indians defeated the Hardik-led Gujarat Titans. They won the game convincingly on the back of a maiden IPL hundred by World’s number 1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav and a brilliant bowling display from Akash Madhwal, Piyush Chawla and others.

The Mumbai Indians are presently ranked third in the points standings. The team will now square off against the Lucknow Super Giants on May 16 in that city’s Ekana Sports City stadium.