Canarian actors Diganth and Aindrita Ray have been summoned by the police
Bangalore:
The Canadian actors Aindrita Ray and Diganth have been summoned by the police tomorrow in relation to an alleged drug case that has sparked a massive controversy in Karnataka. A five-acre property near Bengaluru’s Hebbal Lake in the name of Nandini Alva, wife of the late politician Jeevaraj Alva, was also raided by Bengaluru police today. Her son, Aditya Alva, is charged in the case, but has not been arrested so far.
Investigators suspect drugs were used at parties organized at the elegant property, which has an attached swimming pool.
The city’s municipal agency, BBMP, said the property used to be a resort, which closed and did not renew its business license. “But there is a complaint that it is still being used as a resort and hotel, so we have come for inspection,” said a senior BBMP official.
Aditya Alva has been missing since the police launched an offensive against the use and trade of drugs, the PTI news agency reported.
“I have told you so many times, whoever is involved in that cartel is a criminal to us. Let him come from any social background. Let him be of any status,” Karnataka Interior Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters today.
“For the first time we are taking it (the drug issue) head-on and going to the roots. It has been there for several decades and nobody has done anything. They have not taken any action. That is why we are forced to take drastic measures now,” he said Bommai.
Two other Kannada actors, Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani, named in the drug case are in custody. Ms. Dwivedi was placed in court custody for two weeks on Monday, while Sanjjanaa Galrani is still in police custody.
The scandal comes amid allegations of drug use surrounding the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.
Ragini Dwivedi, whose family is from Rewari of Haryana, was born in Bengaluru. She made her debut in the film Veera Madakari in 2009. She rose to fame for her roles in Kempe Gowda, Ragini IPS, Bangari, and Shiva.
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