Hyderabad: Actor Vijay Devarakonda appeared in front of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at his Basheerbagh office in Hyderabad on Wednesday morning, who was allegedly after receiving summons related to promoting online betting games.
A few days ago, actor Prakash Raj appeared before the ED to make his statement in an alleged betting app case.
Addressing the media personnel after coming out of the ED office, the actor said, “This was a matter of money laundering of betting apps, and it was something I did in 2016. On moral grounds, I did not chase it, and I informed them that I did not want to make money from them. There is no witch-skill or political inspiration …”
#Watch Hyderabad, Telangana: Actor Vijay Devarakonda appears before the Enforcement Directorate Office at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad.
He was earlier called by Ed about an online betting game promotion case. pic.twitter.com/Mirusj0iyyb
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Earlier this year, the Telangana police, through their social media platforms, filed the first information report against 25 celebrities and affected against 25 celebrities and affected, including popular figures such as Rana Daggubati and Manchu Lakshmi, to alleged illegal betting and gambling apps. The names of Prakash Raj and Vijay also pop up.
An FIR was filed at Miyapur police station in Hyderabad after a petition by 32 -year -old businessman PM Fanindra Sarma.
The complaint filed on March 19 this year highlights a disturbing tendency of celebrities and affected by promoting illegal gambling apps violating the public gambling act of 1867. Sharma claims that during a conversation with the youth in his community on March 16, he found that many individuals impressed to invest their money in these gambling apps, which were impressed by social media personalities to invest their money.
According to the complaint, these celebrities are allegedly accepting a large amount of money to promote various betting platforms, which encourage users to gambling their hard -earned money.
