ED grills Manchu Lakshmi in betting app case

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) grilled Tollywood actor Manchu Lakshmi for three hours on Wednesday in connection with the illegal betting app case.Sources said Manchu Lakshmi received small amounts of money from the betting app. Manchu Lakshmi reportedly snapped at some mediapersons after they crowded around her, trying to take pictures as she alighted from her car and tried to make her way inside the ED office in Basheerbagh.The ED summons are part of an ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into ad campaigns promoting betting apps. So far, the agency has summoned 29 individuals, including actors, YouTubers and social media influencers. Actors Vijay Devarakonda, Daggubati Rana and Prakash Raj have already appeared. Other actors Nidhi Agarwal and others are yet to be summoned.