<p>Hyderabad: Telugu actress Lakshmi Manchu on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms.</p>.<p>Lakshmi appeared before the officials of the probe agency at its zonal office here.</p>.<p>The federal agency had issued summons to four actors--Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati and Lakshmi Manchu-- last month, asking them to appear on different dates at the agency's zonal office here for questioning in the case.</p>.<p>Raj, Deverakonda and Daggubati have appeared before the ED.</p>.After Prakash Raj and Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati questioned by ED in betting app case.<p>The actors had "endorsed" online betting apps allegedly involved in generating "illicit" funds, according to official sources.</p>.<p>The agency has recorded the statements of the three actors under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>The ED had taken cognisance of as many as five state police FIRs to register its case against these actors and a number of other celebrities and social media influencers.</p>.<p>These individuals are suspected to have "endorsed" online betting apps for a celebrity or endorsement fee, ED sources said.</p>.<p>These platforms are alleged to have generated "illicit" funds through illegal betting and gambling, worth crores of rupees, they said.</p>.<p>Deverakonda had recently said that he made an endorsement for a gaming app, adding that gaming apps are completely legal and recognised by the government. </p>
<p>Hyderabad: Telugu actress Lakshmi Manchu on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms.</p>.<p>Lakshmi appeared before the officials of the probe agency at its zonal office here.</p>.<p>The federal agency had issued summons to four actors--Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati and Lakshmi Manchu-- last month, asking them to appear on different dates at the agency's zonal office here for questioning in the case.</p>.<p>Raj, Deverakonda and Daggubati have appeared before the ED.</p>.After Prakash Raj and Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati questioned by ED in betting app case.<p>The actors had "endorsed" online betting apps allegedly involved in generating "illicit" funds, according to official sources.</p>.<p>The agency has recorded the statements of the three actors under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>The ED had taken cognisance of as many as five state police FIRs to register its case against these actors and a number of other celebrities and social media influencers.</p>.<p>These individuals are suspected to have "endorsed" online betting apps for a celebrity or endorsement fee, ED sources said.</p>.<p>These platforms are alleged to have generated "illicit" funds through illegal betting and gambling, worth crores of rupees, they said.</p>.<p>Deverakonda had recently said that he made an endorsement for a gaming app, adding that gaming apps are completely legal and recognised by the government. </p>