The Miyapur Police in Hyderabad have filed a case against 25 individuals, including prominent Telugu actors such as Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, and Manchu Lakshmi, for allegedly promoting betting apps.
The FIR was registered at the Miyapur police station in Hyderabad, based on a petition filed by Phanindra Sarma, a 32-year-old businessman.
The legal action underscores the authorities’ ongoing efforts to curb the promotion of illegal gambling activities through social media platforms.
The influencers booked included Ananya, Sreemukhi, Siri Hanumanthu, Shyamala, Varshini, Shobha, Neha, Pandu, Padmavathi, Imran Khan, Vishnu Priya, Harsha Sai, Sunny Yadav, Tasty Teja and Ritu.
The police invoked Sections 318(4), 112 r/w 49 BNS, 3, 3(A), 4 TSGA, and 66 D ITA – 2000.
The complainant alleged the actors and social media influencers were knowingly promoting the betting apps and corrupting the youngsters in the society and due to it many people are falling in financial problems.