HYDERABAD: Leading Tollywood star Ravi Teja, who was grilled for his alleged links with drug peddlers in Hyderabad, denied having any acquaintance with Calvin Mascarenhas, the peddler who has sold LSD and other drugs to children as young as 14-years. The actor reportedly also refused to give his blood, hair or saliva sample.
During the 10-hour-long questioning by the SIT officials at Nampally on Friday, the actor denied the claims made by Zeeshan Ali, one of the arrested drug peddlers.
The actor has been facing allegations of being a consumer of various kinds of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, along with 11 other film personalities. A few days ago, two arrested drug peddlers Zeeshan Ali and Noah William had confessed that they had supplied drugs to the actor frequently. However, the sleuths were tight-lipped about the reports.
“The actor was questioned about the claims made by Zeeshan and others. He was also asked about the links his brother had and his relationship with Calvin and other peddlers and also about other stars. The actor has given satisfactory answers to the officials. He refused to take food but had some dry fruits before taking a break of 15 minutes and then resumed taking questions,” said sources.
The actor’s driver Srinivasa Rao, who reportedly acted as a courier, was also summoned along with the 10 other film personalities. “Srinivasa Rao, driver of actor Ravi Teja, is scheduled to attend the questioning by SIT on Saturday at 10.30 am,” said excise (enforcement) director Akun Sabharwal.
The sleuths of SIT, who arrested 22 persons including the Holland national Mike Kamminga, has questioned 27 persons besides two youngsters Taubeer Ahmed and Syyed Younis. Two days ago Kamminga (33) was arrested for acting as a courier for peddlers in the city. “Two more persons have been questioned,” said sources in the department.
Drug abuse at nascent stage in the state: KCR
Sale, supply and consumption of drugs is there all over the country
Compared to several other States, the menace is in nascent stage in Telangana
According to statistics by Narcotics Central Bureau, TS is not among states where drug menace exists
Punjab registered 10,220 cases, UP 6,755, Maharashtra 1,903, TN 1,402 and Rajasthan 1,115
So far 12 persons from the film industry and 27 others have been grilled for using drugs
Two foreign nationals and another 22 were arrested No one from film industry were arrested
K1 L REWARD
The CM announced that persons who give information on Hookah centres, Playing Cards’ clubs, supply of Ganja and eve teasing will be given a cash award of J1 lakh and the names of the informants will be kept confidential
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If KCR himself said drug users will be only treated as victims and since no film personality even admitted they use drugs, this means the whole media circus exercise show of the concerned authorities trying to paint those film people as criminals has become a super duper mega flop...