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Jagan’s cousins deny involvement in drug case

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Jagan’s cousins deny involvement in drug case

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s cousins and businessmen Y.S. Anil Reddy and Y.S. Sunil Reddy on Friday denied involvement in the recent seizure of drugs at Mundra Port in Gujarat.

Stating they have no connection whatsoever with the seizure of drugs, they threatened to initiate legal action against those making baseless allegations against them.

The duo clarified that they are not even aligned with any political party. Neither any relevant information was supplied to substantiate these allegations, nor any prior notice was issued, said the statement.

Anil Reddy and his brother Sunil Reddy started Reddy Global Industries in 1999, and since then, their business has grown into a conglomeration of enterprises spread across Africa, with a foray into the beverages, pharmaceutical and mining sector.

They said they have been conducting their businesses in a legitimate manner and have maintained an unblemished record of ethical performance, while complying with all domestic laws, rules and regulations.

Some politicians have sought to hurl certain false and egregious allegations against them. Over the past few days, Telugu Desam Party leaders including Pattabiram Ram and Varla Ramaiah have made certain ‘wild allegations’.

They said the allegations carried by several other news channels including social media websites have created a deep and pernicious impact on their reputation.

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Tollywood drugs case: Actor Ravi Teja appears before ED

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Tollywood drugs case: Actor Ravi Teja appears before ED

Tollywood actor Ravi Teja and his driver on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the 2017 drug case.

The popular actor reached the ED office here around 10 a.m. in response to the summons issued by the agency.

Ravi Teja’s driver and aide Srinivas also appeared before the ED officials. Both are likely to be questioned about their financial transactions.

Key accused Calvin Mascarenhas is also likely to be called for questioning again. His statement was recorded on Tuesday and the celebrities are being quizzed on the basis of his statement.

Ravi Teja is the sixth Tollywood personality to appear before ED. Director Puri Jagannadh and actors Charmee Kaur, Rakul Preet Singh, Nandu and Daggubati Rana were questioned since August 31.

Rana was questioned for nearly seven hours on Wednesday as part of the probe into suspected links of some celebrities with the accused involved in the case.

The ED had last month issued notices to 10 persons connected to Tollywood and two others including a private club manager as part of a money laundering probe linked to the case related to the smuggling of ‘Class A’ narcotic substances, including LSD and MDMA.

Actors Navdeep, Mumaith Khan and Tanish have also been summoned by the ED in connection the drugs racket which was busted with the arrest of drug peddlers in 2017.

Rana and Rakul Preet did not figure in the list of Tollywood celebrities questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s prohibition and excise department in 2017.

However, Rakul Preet was questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai, last year in an alleged drugs nexus in Bollywood.

The drugs racket was busted on July 2, 2017 when customs officials arrested Calvin Mascarenhas, a musician, and two others and seized drugs worth Rs 30 lakh from their possession.

They had reportedly told the investigators that they are supplying drugs to film celebrities, software engineers, and even students of some corporate schools. Mobile numbers of some Tollywood celebrities were allegedly found in their contact lists.

The excise department had constituted SIT for a comprehensive probe. A total of 12 cases were registered, 30 people were arrested while 62 individuals including 11 people connected with Tollywood were examined by the SIT under section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and section 161 of Criminal Procedure Code.

An American, a South African and a Netherlands national were among those arrested.

The SIT had collected blood, hair, nail and other samples from some of those who appeared before it for question and sent them for analysis.

The SIT filed charge sheet in eight out of 12 cases. It, however, gave clean chit to the film personalities who were questioned as part of the investigation.

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Actor Nandu appears before SIT in drug case

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Actor Nandu appears before SIT in drug case

Telugu film actor Ananda Krishna alias Nandu on Tuesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Excise Department, which is probing drug racket.

Nandu reached Abkari Bhavan, the office of the Prohibition and Excise Department, at 10 a.m., and the questioning started 30 minutes later.

A four-member team questioned him about allegations that he takes drugs and also has links with peddlers arrested in the case.

Nandu began his film career in 2007 with “100% love” in which he played a character caller Ajith, a role liked by the film buffs.

He also acted in Ram Gopal Varma’s movies “Ice Cream 2” and “365 days”.

Nandu is married to popular singer Geetha Madhuri.

After his named first cropped up in the case, Nandu had uploaded a video on Facebook, denying that he consumes drugs or has links with peddlers.

The SIT on Monday had questioned actor Tanish Alladi for four hours.

Nandu is the 11th artist to be interrogated by the SIT, which has so far questioned top actors like Ravi Teja, Charmme Kaur and leading director Puri Jagannadh.

Actress Mumaith Khan, actors Tarun, Navdeep and Subbaraju were also among those quizzed in the case over last two weeks.

Teja’s driver Srinivasa Rao was interrogated on Saturday, a day after the actor was questioned for over nine hours.

With the questioning of Nandu, the SIT will complete interrogation of the Tollywood personalities summoned in the case.

Their names cropped up when the SIT found their contact details in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the recently busted drug racket.

The investigating team will likely call more Tollywood personalities for questioning.

The SIT has so far arrested 20 persons, including US citizen Dundu Anish, a former aerospace engineer who has worked with the NASA, a Dutch national Mike Kamminga, and seven B. Tech degree holders, most of them employed with multi-national companies.

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Actor Tanish questioned in drug case

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Actor Tanish questioned in drug case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Excise Department, probing a Hyderabad drug racket, questioned Telugu film actor Tanish Alladi for nearly four hours on Monday.

The actor reached Abkari Bhavan, the office of the Prohibition and Excise Department, at 10 a.m and the questioning which started around 10.30 a.m. continued for almost four hours.

Four officials of the SIT questioned Tanish about the allegations that he takes drugs and also has links with the peddlers arrested in the case.

The actor told reporters after the questioning that he answered all the queries of the officials. He said whatever information he had he shared it with the SIT.

Tanish said his family members were shocked to see his name cropping up in the case. The actor said all should work together to root out the menace of drugs. He advised to people to inform the SIT if they come to know about anybody using drugs.

After a day’s break, SIT resumed questioning Tollywood personalities in connection with the case.

Tanish was the 10th artist to be interrogated by the SIT, which has so far questioned top actors like Ravi Teja, Charmme Kaur and leading director Puri Jagannadh.

Actress Mumaith Khan, actors Tarun, Navdeep and Subbaraju were among others quizzed in the case over last two weeks.

Teja’s driver Srinivasa Rao was questioned on Saturday, a day after the actor was questioned for over nine hours.

The investigating team has summoned 12 Tollywood personalities for questioning. Their names cropped up during the investigations when SIT allegedly found their contact numbers in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas, said to be the kingpin of the racket.

Some sections of Tollywood alleged that the industry is being unfairly targeted, but the the Telangana government denied it. It pointed out that SIT questioned several people from other walks of life.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has also assured the film industry that those using drugs would be treated as victims and not as accused but sought their help in identifying the peddlers.

The SIT has so far arrested 20 persons, including US citizen Dundu Anish, a former aerospace engineer who has worked with the NASA, a Dutch national Mike Kamminga and seven B. Tech degree holders, most of them employed with multi-national companies.

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SIT begins questioning Ravi Teja in drug case

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SIT begins questioning Ravi Teja in drug case

Leading Telugu actor Ravi Teja on Friday appeared before Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderabad drug racket.

The actor reached Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department of Telangana, around 10 a.m.

A four-member team of SIT officials began questioning the actor with regard to the racket busted in July.

Like other actors grilled over last two weeks, Ravi would be questioned about his alleged links with the accused arrested in the case.

Popularly known as ‘mass Maharaja’ in film circles, Ravi will also be asked if he is addicted to drugs.

He was summoned for questioning after his contact number was found in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas and Zeeshan Ali, the two key accused arrested in the case.

Ravi’s mother last week denied the allegations that he uses drugs.

He is the ninth Tollywood celebrity to be questioned in the case. SIT questioned actresses Charmme Kaur and Mumaith Khan during in the last two days.

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Actress Mumaith Khan appears before SIT in drug case

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Actress Mumaith Khan appears before SIT in drug case

Actress Mumaith Khan on Thursday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Excise Department probing the Hyderabad drug racket.

A four-member team of officials began questioning the actress at Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department, around 10 a.m.

She was being questioned on whether she takes drugs and whether she has any links with Calvin Mascrenhas, the alleged kingpin of the racket.

Mumaith reached Hyderabad from Mumbai after she got permission to leave ‘Big Boss’ for one day. According to the rules of the television reality show, no participant is allowed to leave the house till he or she is eliminated from the contest.

Known for her item numbers, she is the eighth Tollywood celebrity to be questioned by SIT. She is considered close to director Puri Jagannadh, who was already quizzed in the case.

The investigating officers had on Wednesday grilled actress Charmme Kaur for over six hours. SIT said she refused to give her consent for drawing the samples of body fluid, hair and nails and thus the same were not collected.

The two actresses are among 12 personalities from Tollywood summoned by the SIT for questioning in the drug racket which was busted here in July.

The SIT has questioned seven celebrities including Charmme, actors Tarun and Navdeep and director Puri Jagannadh.

They were summoned after the SIT found their contact details in the call data of Mascrenhas.

Actor Ravi Teja and some others would be questioned this week.

The SIT has arrested 20 accused in the racket, which created a sensation following startling revelation that the peddlers sold drugs to students of several colleges and schools in Hyderabad, Tollywood celebrities and techies.

The case took a new turn on Wednesday as SIT arrested a Dutch national in the case.

Mike Kamminga’s arrest was being considered a major breakthrough as he was reportedly supplying the drugs to peddlers from Europe.

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Actress Charmme Kaur grilled by SIT for six hours in drug case

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Actress Charmme Kaur grilled by SIT for six hours in drug case

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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Excise Department, probing the Hyderabad drug racket, grilled actress Charmme Kaur for over six hours on Wednesday.

A smiling Charmme, with water bottle in one hand and waving at media persons with the other, left Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department, around 5 p.m. but did not speak.

The questioning of Charmme, whose real name is Surdeep Kaur, began at 10 a.m. and continued till the evening with lunch break. The actress refused to give her consent for drawing the samples of body fluid, hair and nails.

A four-member team including three women questioned the actress on her alleged links with Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the racket. She was also asked whether she takes drugs.

The team, headed by Superintendent, Prohibition and Excise, K. Pavan Kumar, included three women – two inspectors and a sub-inspector. The women officers were included in the team on the directions of the Hyderabad High Court.

The court also asked the SIT not to collect Charmme’s blood, hair and nail samples without her consent. It, however, rejected her plea to allow the presence of her lawyer during the questioning.

According to a statement from SIT, Charmme refused to give her consent for drawing the samples and thus they were not collected.

The officials understood to have gathered significant clues from Charmme, who was allegedly in touch with Calvin after the latter was introduced to her by director Puri Jagannadh.

Earlier in the morning, there was commotion at Abkari Bhavan as Charmme reached there with bouncers.

The actress later complained to SIT officials about the alleged misbehaviour of a male police constable who had come very close to her. SIT took all precautions by deploying women constables when she was returning after the questioning.

Charmme is one of the 12 personalities from Tollywood summoned by the SIT for questioning in the drug racket which was busted here this month.

The SIT has questioned seven celebrities including Charmme, actors Tarun and Navdeep and director Jagannadh after the SIT found their contact details in the call data of Mascrenhas.

Actress Mumaith Khan will appear before SIT on Thursday. Actor Ravi Teja and some others will be questioned this week.

The SIT has arrested 20 accused in the racket, which created a sensation following startling revelation that the peddlers sold drugs to students of several colleges and schools in Hyderabad, Tollywood celebrities and techies.

The case took a new turn on Wednesday as SIT arrested a Dutch national in the case. Mike Kamminga’s arrest is being considered a major breakthrough as he was reportedly supply the drugs to peddlers from Europe.

The authorities have recovered 3,000 units of LSD, 105 grams of MDMA, 45 grams of cocaine and other narcotic and psychotropic substance from all the accused arrested so far.

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Actress Charmme Kaur grilled by SIT in drug case

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Actress Charmme Kaur grilled by SIT in drug case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Excise Department probing the Hyderabad drug racket on Wednesday questioned actress Charmme Kaur.

The questioning began at 10 a.m. and continued till afternoon at Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department.

A four-member team of women officers led by Assistant Excise Inspector Anita questioned the actress on her alleged links with Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the racket. She was also asked whether she takes drugs.

Earlier, accompanied by her lawyer and bouncers, Charmme reached the office and greeted a big contingent of photographers and videographers.

She went from the sets of “Paisa Vasool”, a movie being directed by Puri Jagannadh who was questioned in the case last week.

On a petition by the actress, the Hyderabad High Court had directed that she should be questioned by women officers between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The court also asked the SIT not to collect Charmme’s blood, hair and nail samples without her consent. It, however, rejected her plea to allow the presence of her lawyer during the questioning.

The officials hope to gather significant clues from Charmme, who was allegedly in touch with Calvin after the latter was introduced to her by Puri.

She is the seventh celebrity from Telugu film industry to appear before the SIT.

Charmme is one of the 12 personalities from Tollywood summoned by the SIT for questioning in the drug racket which was busted here this month.

The SIT has questioned six celebrities including actors Tarun and Navdeep and director Puri Jagannadh.

They were summoned after the SIT found their contact details in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas.

Actress Mumaith Khan and actor Ravi Teja are among the others to be questioned this week.

The SIT has arrested 19 accused in the racket, which created a sensation following startling revelation that the peddlers sold drugs to students of several colleges and schools in Hyderabad, Tollywood celebrities and techies.

The case took a new turn on Monday when the SIT arrested the manager of leading actress Kajal Aggarwal.

Puttkar Ronson Joseph alias Ronnie was arrested from his house here.

Narcotic substances were recovered from his possession. The actress expressed shock over the involvement of her manager in the illegal activity.

The authorities have recovered 3,000 units of LSD, 105 grams of MDMA, 45 grams of cocaine and other narcotic and psychotropic substance from all the accused arrested so far.

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Charmme moves to High Court against SIT

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Charmme moves to High Court against SIT

Actress Charmme is one among the Tollywood celebrities who have been issued notices by the Special Investigation Team in relation with drug consumption. While celebrities like Puri Jagannadh, Subbaraju, Tarun and Navdeep attended the investigation and got drilled, Charmme approached the High Court and filed a petition against Special Investigation Team. She mentioned that she is not comfortable with the way the investigation is being done.

Her lawyer filed a petition referring Article 20 and sub clause 3 that it is against the law to collect the blood samples if the accused is not willing. The petition will be heard today and Charmme has been asked to attend before SIT on Wednesday. Charmme also requested the court to allow her lawyer to accompany her before SIT during the investigation.

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Tollywood cameraman appears before SIT in drug case

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Tollywood cameraman appears before SIT in drug case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderabad drug racket grilled Tollywood cinematographer Shyam K. Naidu on Thursday.

The SIT questioned Naidu a day after grilling director Puri Jagannadh for over 10 hours for his alleged links with the accused.

The questioning, which began around 10 a.m. at the office of Prohibition and Excise Commissioner in Hyderabad, was continuing, officials said.

The SIT has summoned 12 personalities from the Telugu film industry for questioning in connection with the sensational racket busted earlier this month.

Puri was the first to appear before the SIT, which questioned him about his alleged links with Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the racket.

One of the officials, who grilled him, said he provided some clues.

The SIT also collected blood, hair and nail samples from the director to find out if he was using drugs.

Doctors from the government-run Osmania Hospital collected the samples and handed over the same to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for analysis.

Meanwhile, Puri in a video posted on his twitter account said he told SIT officials that he never met Calvin and had no links with him or his gang.

“I am a responsible person. Not only drugs but anything which is illegal, I was never into such things,” he said.

The director said the attitude of media has hurt him.

“They destroyed my life. If there is anything, the SIT will decide,” he added.

Actress Charmee Kaur was scheduled to appear before the SIT on Thursday but she conveyed that she will appear on some other day.

Her father said on Wednesday that she had nothing to do with the drug case.

Actor Subbaraju will appear before the SIT on Friday. He has already denied taking drugs or having links with the accused.

Actors Ravi Teja, Navdeep, Tarun and Nandu, actress Mumaith Khan and art director Chinna are among the other celebrities who will be questioned by the SIT.

The racket caused a sensation as authorities found that about 1,000 students of leading private schools and colleges in the city were using high-end drugs such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine).

The SIT has so far arrested 13 persons, including US citizen Dundu Anish — an aerospace engineer who had earlier worked with the NASA, and seven B.Tech graduates, most of whom were working for multi-national companies.

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