<p>Paris: Russia-born billionaire and Telegram owner <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/who-is-pavel-durov-ceo-of-messaging-app-telegram-2-3163566">Pavel Durov</a> was still being detained for questioning by French police on Monday, local news channel <em>franceinfo</em> reported, after he was arrested and taken into custody at the weekend.</p><p>"The police custody is continuing on Monday, ...and may last up to four days", the report said.</p>.Telegram says founder Durov has nothing to hide. <p>The Paris public prosecution office did not immediately reply to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment. French authorities have not yet confirmed Durov's arrest.</p><p>A police source told Reuters Durov was arrested at the weekend at a private jet airport close to Paris because he was the subject of an arrest warrant. A cybersecurity gendarmerie unit and the national anti-fraud police unit are leading the investigation, the source said.</p><p>"Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe," Telegram said in a statement on Sunday, adding: "It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform."</p>
<p>Paris: Russia-born billionaire and Telegram owner <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/who-is-pavel-durov-ceo-of-messaging-app-telegram-2-3163566">Pavel Durov</a> was still being detained for questioning by French police on Monday, local news channel <em>franceinfo</em> reported, after he was arrested and taken into custody at the weekend.</p><p>"The police custody is continuing on Monday, ...and may last up to four days", the report said.</p>.Telegram says founder Durov has nothing to hide. <p>The Paris public prosecution office did not immediately reply to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment. French authorities have not yet confirmed Durov's arrest.</p><p>A police source told Reuters Durov was arrested at the weekend at a private jet airport close to Paris because he was the subject of an arrest warrant. A cybersecurity gendarmerie unit and the national anti-fraud police unit are leading the investigation, the source said.</p><p>"Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe," Telegram said in a statement on Sunday, adding: "It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform."</p>