6-Minute Clip of ‘Baahubali 2’ Leaked Online; One Arrested

Poster of Baahubali 2. (Photo Courtesy: Facebook/@BaahubaliMovie)

A graphic designer was arrested in Hyderabad on Tuesday for allegedly stealing and uploading a six-minute clipping of the upcoming film Baahubali 2 on YouTube, police said.

The producer of Baahubali 2 lodged a complaint with the cyber crime wing of Hyderabad police on Tuesday, stating that he had seen some leaked clips of the movie the night before.

The film had been given for graphic designing at Annapurna Studio. The producer’s team found that one Krishna Dayanand Chowdary, a trainee graphic designer, accessed the server of Annapura Studio and stole the film’s clipping.

<b> Assistant Commissioner, Police (Cyber Crimes) Raghuveer</b>

The team located Chowdary's house at Tolichowki and checked his laptop, where they found the stolen video. It was also revealed that he had forwarded the clipping to two of his friends at Vijayawada through his phone. However, his phone was found formatted, the officer said.

Chowdary was subsequently handed over to police who registered a case under relevant sections of IT and Copy Right Acts after quizzing him.

We will write to YouTube authorities asking them to delete the clippings.

<b>ACP Raghuveer told PTI</b>

The exact nature of the video and other related factors are under investigation.

Baahubali 2 is the sequel to Baahubali: The Beginning. The film is slated to be released in April next year.