ED points recent summons to Rana Daggubati

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued recent summons to actor Rana Daggubati in reference to its investigation into the alleged promotion of unlawful on-line betting platforms. Sources within the ED confirmed that the actor has been requested to look on August 11, following a request for extra time. He was earlier directed to look in particular person on July 23.

The ED has summoned a number of different movie and tv personalities as a part of its probe. Actor Prakash Raj was directed to look on July 30, adopted by Vijay Deverakonda on August 6 and Manchu Lakshmi on August 13.

The summons had been issued after the ED registered an Enforcement Case Data Report (ECIR) earlier this month below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), naming 29 people, together with actors, tv personalities, YouTubers, and influencers. The case relies on 5 FIRs registered in Panjagutta, Miyapur, Cyberabad, Suryapet, and Visakhapatnam, citing suspected violations of the Public Playing Act, 1867.

The ED suspects that celebrities promoted betting platforms similar to Junglee Rummy, A23, JeetWin, Parimatch, and Lotus365, allegedly receiving vital sums for paid on-line endorsements. Officers say a number of of those promotions had been introduced as leisure or charity-driven content material however had been in reality focused campaigns for unregulated playing. A complainant alleged a lack of over ₹3 crore after responding to a YouTube endorsement.

These named within the ECIR embody actors Praneetha and Nidhi Agarwal, in addition to media personalities similar to Ananya Nagella, Siri Hanumanthu, Sreemukhi, Varshini Sounderajan, Vasanthi Krishnan, and Shoba Shetty.

The ED is presently inspecting whether or not the endorsements fashioned part of a coordinated technique to funnel customers to unauthorised betting platforms. Extra summons are anticipated within the coming days because the investigation deepens.