Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on PIL seeking to regulate online betting apps

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking to regulate all online and offline betting applications.

A bench of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh issued the notice on a plea filed by K A Paul, who claimed that many children committed suicide after getting involved in online betting and gambling applications.

The petitioner also alleged that a lot of online influencers, actors and cricketers were promoting these online apps due to which children were getting lured to betting.

Paul, who appeared in person in the…