The Patiala police has asked officials of UK-based Sentric Music and Mumbai-based Believe Digital to appear before it on January 5, 2026 in an alleged case of music royalty fraud in which the two main accused are Bangladeshi nationals Sheikh Saami Mohammad and Sheikh Shafi Mohammad.
In an ongoing probe into the alleged transnational cheating involving misappropriation of royalties of the song ‘Ishqam’ featuring Mika Singh and Ali Quli Mirza which was released by Navrattan Music, Patiala police have sent fresh notices to the CEO and others from Believe Digital music company, as also to officials of the UK-based firm.
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The police has said in its notice that it has been revealed during the ongoing probe that there are “reasonable grounds to question the persons concerned” to ascertain facts.
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The original complaint was filed by the Indian label Navrattan Music, in an FIR with the Patiala Police earlier this year, where it had alleged that Bangladesh based Sheikh Saami and Sheikh Shafi were involved in alleged forgery, copyright infringement, and criminal misappropriation of royalties related to the song.
The issue is related to the song Ishqam, which was released by Navrattan Music in collaboration with singer Ali Quli Mirza and global artist Mika Singh.
Legal experts say the case underlined the growing complexity of copyright infringements in the globalised music industry.
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