Telangana State Police has filed FIRs against 25 celebrities and spokesmodels, among them Rana Daggubati and Vijay Deverakonda, for allegedly endorsing illegal betting apps.
The Telangana Police lodged the FIR against the psychiatrist most of the 25 celebrities and social media influencers, which includes Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda, and Manchu Lakshmi, for endorsing illegal betting apps. Of the 25 named in the range, six are the most popular Tollywood stars.
The FIR is on a businessman’s petition
On a petition by 32-year-old businessman Phanindra Sharma, the FIR was registered at the Miyapur police station. It spurred the legal action at the Miyapur Police Station, Hyderabad.
The Past FIRs Were Registered a Week Back
The FIR mentions Rana Daggubati, Manchu Lakshmi, Nidhi Agarwal, Vijay Deverakonda, Pranitha, and 18 other social media influencers for promoting illegal betting apps. This comes in the backdrop of a similar FIR in the recent past. Just last week, the Panjagutta police also registered cases against 11 film personalities and social media influencers, including Imran Khan, Harsh Sai, Tasty Teja, Kiran Goud, Vishnu Priya, Shyamala, Ritu Chaudhary, Bandaru Seshayani Supritha, Ajay, Sunny, and Sudhir, for allegedly promoting betting apps.
‘This Behavior Harms Society’
According to the police, these illegal betting platforms have direct violations of existing laws and regulations, the most important being the Public Gambling of 1867. Those just make it easy for people to risk their finances by hoping to gain quick money, which in the end always harms society by placing it before a financial crisis.
