Overview
- Rana Daggubati appeared before the Special Investigation Team in Hyderabad on Saturday for questioning linked to alleged promotion of an online betting platform.
- After the session, he told reporters he would cooperate fully and help convey the “right message” about gaming and betting apps.
- The case traces to an FIR filed earlier this year naming about 25 celebrities and influencers, including Vijay Deverakonda, Prakash Raj and Manchu Lakshmi.
- Investigators are applying the Telangana State Gaming Act and Information Technology Act provisions, including Section 66(D), while reviewing promotional contracts and financial transactions.
- The state formed the SIT under the ADG, CID, following complaints that such apps lured users with promises of easy money, leading to financial and psychological distress.