New Delhi/IBNS, July 10 -- Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj are among 29 celebrities against whom the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a case for allegedly promoting illegal betting apps, media reports said.

Others include actors Manchu Lakshmi, Nidhi Agarwal, influencers Sreemukhi, Shyamala, Shoba Shetty.

In a statement in March, Deverakonda had said he had signed a contract for skill-based games.

He had pointed out that skill-based games like Rummy are not viewed as gambles.

The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by businessman Phanindra Sarma.

Sarma said in his complaint that people are losing their hard-earned money by actively using these apps.

Most of these celebrities were earlier booked by p...