High court denies syamala reddy relief in betting case

The Telangana High Court has turned down TV anchor and YSRCP voice Syamala Reddy’s plea for a breather in a betting apps case tied to Panjagutta police. Justice N Tukaramji held firm, refusing to stall the probe and telling her to show up at the station Monday to pick up notices and play ball with the investigation.

Reddy dashed to court with a lunch motion, hoping to freeze the case that’s got her pinned for pushing illegal betting apps, but the bench wasn’t buying it. A courtroom regular might’ve caught her lawyer Gurram Raghu pressing hard, while heavyweights Nandigam Krishna Rao and Akhil Ennamsetty stood for the complainant, digging in. The judge leaned on Supreme Court rules from the Arnesh Kumar case, keeping the cops in check on arrest moves.

The heat’s on—other names in the mess, like anchor Vishnupriya and influencer Ritu Chowdhary, have already faced police grilling. Reddy’s stuck now, a public face with a rap sheet brewing, and a Hyderabad beat cop might nod, knowing the betting app crackdown’s net is widening fast.