Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Maharashtra Cyber Cell has refused the plea of YouTuber Samay Raina to allow him to record his statement in the 'India's Got Latent' controversy via videoconferencing.

Samay in his plea said that he is currently in the US and won't be able to return to India before March 17 due to prior commitments.

Maharashtra Cyber Cell said that Raina has been asked to record his statement in person on February 18.

The Raina hosted show 'India's Got Latent' got embroiled in controversy over comments made by podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia.

During the show, he asked a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents... or join in once and stop it forever?"

Following a massive backlash, a formal complaint was filed against Ranveer Al...