YouTuber Rajab Butt booked for promoting gambling

LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has registered a case against YouTuber Rajab Butt for allegedly promoting gambling and betting applications.

According to the FIR, Rajab Butt used social media videos and advertisements to lure people into investing in gambling apps, causing financial losses. He is also accused of serving as a brand ambassador for a popular betting platform.

Despite being issued several notices, he failed to appear for inquiry, after which a case was formally registered.

Rajab Butt has reportedly left the country after announcing a temporary break from vlogging amid controversy and legal action.

He also faces allegations of disrespecting Islamic figures, with a petition filed in the Lahore High Court in this regard.

Rajab Butt has a strong YouTube following of around 7.74 million subscribers. He has also recently become father of a baby boy

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The agency has also filed cases against two other YouTubers, Insa Ali and Hiraira, for promoting gambling activities.

It merits mentioning that popular YouTuber Ducky Bhai is also facing similar charges. He is accused of promoting unregistered gambling apps through his YouTube and other social media platforms, allegedly causing financial losses to the public.

Ducky Bhai was arrested by the NCCIA on August 17 from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, and has remained in judicial custody since then.

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His lawyer, Advocate Chaudhry Usman Ali, filed a bail petition under Section 497 of the Criminal Procedure Code, arguing that the charges were weak and unsubstantiated.

The petition further claimed that the gambling apps featured in Ducky Bhai’s videos had not been declared illegal at the time of his alleged involvement.

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