Overview
- Prakash Raj appeared before Telangana investigators on November 12 and said he filmed an ad in 2016 before betting features began, withdrew once betting started, and took no payment.
- Vijay Deverakonda was questioned on November 11 after earlier telling the Enforcement Directorate he endorsed a gaming app, not a betting platform.
- The state’s Special Investigation Team operates under CID supervision, with cases invoking the Telangana State Gaming Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the IT Act.
- Police say the crackdown follows complaints that apps lured people into so-called easy money schemes that led to severe financial distress and some suicides.
- Officials report parallel ED scrutiny under PMLA, recent multi-state raids that seized digital evidence, and the likely summoning of other actors such as Rana Daggubati and Manchu Lakshmi.