Mumbai: Veteran Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday lodged a complaint against the ‘unauthorized’ use of his name, photo, and voice in a ’misleading advertisement’.
According to the statement, the Mumbai Police Cyber Cell has registered a case against an unidentified person under sections 426, 465, and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
In the complaint, Sachin alleged that the advertisements have been used unauthorizedly to mislead citizens to buy products and services online.
SRT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. (SRTSM) in a statement added “We have noticed that there have been attempts to impersonate Mr. Sachin Tendulkar’s attributes in an unauthorized 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 unauthorized products and services online,”.
The statement further added, “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,”.
(With Agency Inputs)
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