Actor Vijay Deverakonda likely to appear before ED today

Actor Vijay Deverakonda is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in Hyderabad today in connection with a betting app promotion case. The ED has summoned 36 film personalities so far, including Rana Daggubati and Prakash Raj.

Hyderabad: Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda is likely to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to record his statement in connection with the betting app case on Wednesday.

The ED, which had recently issued notices to film personalities who promoted betting apps, has also sent notices to Vijay asking him to appear before the investigation team at the ED zonal office in Basheerbagh.

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It may be noted that the actor who had earlier acted in an advertisement related to a betting app, was booked by the Cyberabad police along other noted actors for promoting betting. The ED had started a parallel investigation into the matter based on the FIR.

There are allegations that many people were attracted by the promotion of betting apps by film personalities and incurred huge financial losses, and some even ended their lives.

The ED has sent notices to 36 film personalities so far. Rana Daggubati was summoned to appear on July 23. However, he sought permission to reappear on August 11. The ED has also sent notices to Manchu Lakshmi to appear for the investigation on August 13.

Senior actor Prakash Raj had already appeared before the ED officials and recorded his statement earlier in connection with the case.