The Directorate for enforcement on Monday issued a summons to the actors Ran Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda and Kind Manchu for questioning the case of betting online, the officials said.
All four actors in summons by the probe agency were accused of promoting illegal betting applications on social media platforms. Rana Daggubati was summoned to appear for the interrogation of July 23, Prakash Raj on 20 July, Vijay Deverakonda on 6 August and Lakshmi Manchu 13. August.
Ed realized up to five FIRs to register their case against these actors and a number of other celebrities and the influences of social media, as PTI states.
What is against them?
Early this month, Ed filed a case of money laundering against 29 celebrities, including Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Deverakonda and Manchu. The case was registered under the Act on Prevention of Money Wash (PMLA).
According to the PTI report, the ED event was launched after observing that the diverse group of individuals promoted betting platforms and effectively encouraged users to participate in illegal online gambling.
The report, sources quotes, also stated that these sales were reportedly created by “illegal” funds worth of rupees through illegal betting and gambling.
Sources also said that these celebrities suspect that “approved” online betting applications such as Junglee Rummy, Jeetwin, Lotus365, etc., instead of getting celebrities or approval fees.
The sources added that some of these “acquaintances” have previously stated that they did not know the accurate functioning of applications and products that expand them, and claimed that they associated with these platforms for any unlawful or illegal activities such as betting.
Meta, Google officials who settled on July 28
Meta and Google’s technology giants did not consist on Monday before ED and now received a new summons on July 28 in the case of money washed with the promotion of “illegal” online bets and gambling, the official sources said.
It is understood that representatives of both companies demanded postponing the summons 21.
Sources said the executives received a weekly extension and asked to settle on 28 July. The Federal Agency examines more platforms that organize illegal links to betting and gambling, including ads instances located for them on various internet social media and app stores.
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