Kerala HC notice to Virat Kohli, Tamannaah Bhatia over Online Rummy case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and two other celebrities in connection with a petition seeking a ban on online rummy games.

Kohli, actress Thamannah Bhatia and Malayalam actor Aju Varghese were accused of endorsing online rummy games.

Kochi-based Pauly Vadakkan filed the petition alleging that even though online rummy games were unlawful, celebrities were endorsing it.

People who fall to the fraud platforms often use what is left in their life savings, said Vadakkan.

The petition also came close on the heels of two youths in Kerala ending their lives by suicide allegedly due to a financial crisis caused by online rummy games.