BAN ON ONLINE GAMBLING: HC NOTICE TO VIRAT KOHLI, TAMANNA

KOCHI: The Kerala HC on Wednesday issued notice to Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and the state govt in a plea seeking ban on online gambling in the state. Besides Kohli, a division bench, headed by CJ S Manikumar, issued notices to Malayalam actor Aju Varghese and South Indian actress Tamanna Bhatia. The celebs are the brand ambassadors of online rummy games. Petitioner Pauly Vadakkan alleged online gambling is a growing menace in the state and the primary targets will be middle- to low-income group people who will be enticed to make easy money. People who fall to the fraud platforms often use what is left in their life savings, he said.