Six Indian actors booked for promoting betting apps

Agencies,Hyderabad, Mar. 21: Hyderabad police have registered cases against prominent Indian celebrities including Rana Daggubati, Vijay Deverakonda, Prakash Raj, and Manchu Lakshmi for allegedly promoting betting apps This development comes just days after police booked 11 social media influencers who had promoted betting apps on their social media platforms. On Thursday, Miyapur police registered an FIR against 25 individuals, including these well-known actors.

According to the FIR, those named in the case include actors Rana Daggubati, Vijay Deverakonda, Prakash Raj, Manchu Lakshmi, Pranitha, and Nidhi Agarwal. The list also includes social media influencers Ananya Nagalla, Siri Hanumanthu, Srimukhi, Varshini Soundararajan, Vasanthi Krishnan, Shobha Shetty, Amrutha Chowdhary, Nayani Pavani, Neha Pathan, Pandu, Padmavathi, Imran Khan, Vishnu Priya, Harsha Sai, Bayya Sunny Yadav, Shyamala, Tasty Teja, Rithu Chowdhary, and Bandaru Sheshayani Supritha.

The police have identified the betting apps and websites that were allegedly promoted. These individuals allegedly promoted these platforms through pop-up ads, social media handles, and promotional videos.

His team also said that skill-based games, including online games such as rummy, have been repeatedly recognized by the Supreme Court as distinct from gambling or gaming. The court has upheld that such games involve skill rather than chance, making them legally permissible. “Vijay Deverakonda’s legal team and agencies carefully review all associations before entering into any agreements.