The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru Police arrested Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi in connection with an ongoing investigation into the threat of drugs in the film industry. An FIR has been registered with the city’s Cottonpet Police Station. It is likely to be presented to a magistrate via video conference.
That same day, the police raided his residence. On Wednesday, the CCB had issued a notice for the actress to appear before it for investigations on Thursday, but the actress had dispatched a team of lawyers who had requested time until Monday. However, CCB police raided his residence after obtaining a warrant on Friday.
Ragini was detained for questioning and arrested after seven hours of sustained questioning. His request for advance bond is pending in Session court, which sent it for his hearing on September 7.
Earlier in the evening, speaking to reporters at a press conference, the Bengaluru Police Commissioner said the raid had been carried out on the basis of credible information provided by two people, Ravishankar and Rahul, who were seized from a truck. carrying 204 kilograms of marijuana on August 27, leading to Ravishankar and Rahul.
While Ravishankar is said to be a government employee working with RTO (regional transportation office) and in close proximity to Ragini, Rahul is a real estate developer who is said to be close to another actress, Sanjana Galrani. Pant did not specify if other film personalities in Kannada would be called in for investigation or cryptically arrested saying, “You’ve only seen the trailer, wait for the full movie.”
Both, during interrogation, are believed to have confessed not only to using drugs, but also to acquiring and selling them to celebrities. Pant said: “We have been told who used to supply them and we are investigating.”
Karnataka’s Interior Minister Basvaraja Bommai, previously speaking with journalists at his residence, had said that the investigation into drug trafficking in the state would continue until full details were known. “Our investigations indicate deeper links that are being investigated and we are unable to disclose all information at this stage.”
Tourism Minister CT Ravi said the government would act tough against those who traffic in illegal drugs. “The drug mafia is trying to influence the investigation, but our government will not budge and everyone involved will be held to account.”
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