Actress Ragini Dwivedi of Jayam Ravi starrer ‘Nimirndhu Nil’ fame was arrested and taken into custody by the Bengaluru police in connection with drug scandal in Kannada film industry.
Her home was searched on Friday morning for an investigation into drug abuse. Later in the evening, in a statement, Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said, “Ragini Dwivedi has been arrested and taken into custody.”
Apart from Ragini, two people named Rahul and Viren Khanna were arrested, the senior police officer further said. With this, four people have been arrested in the case, which has sent shock waves in south Indian film industry.
Patil added: “Khanna is the main person who organises big parties where drugs are consumed. He was in Delhi and two CCB police inspectors had gone to Delhi and arrested him.” In the search conducted at Ragini Dwivedi’s home, many important matierials were seized, it is said.
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