India, Feb. 25 -- YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, who was questioned along with content creator Ashish Chanchlani for nearly five hours by Maharashtra Cyber officials on Monday over controversial remarks made on Samay Raina's show, 'India's Got Latent,' said he attended the show because Raina was his friend.

The 31-year-old YouTuber claimed that he did not receive any payment for his appearance and explained that YouTubers often collaborate and feature on each other's shows, according to sources cited in an NDTV report.

Ranveer Allahbadia appeared at the cyber headquarters in Navi Mumbai after previously skipping summons issued by the agency. During his statement before the investigating officer, he admitted his mistake.

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