Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati and other actors named in drug case

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Thursday, 26th August 2021

"It is too early to say if they are involved in money laundering," said a senior official with the Enforcement Office, lead actors Rakul Preet Singh and Rana Daggubati. He and 10 others will be questioned in a four-year drug case, the source said. The Compliance Office summoned Rakul Preet Singh on September 6, Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati on September 8, Telugu actor Ravi Teja on September 9, and director Puri Jagannadh on September 31.

 Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja or Puri Jagannath are listed as defendants.

"It is too early to say whether they are involved in money laundering," said a senior agency official.

 In 2017, the Telangana Prohibition Department recorded 12 cases after seizing 3 million rupees worth of drugs. Allegations have been submitted in 11 cases.

Subsequently, the Enforcement Bureau began an investigation into the money laundering perspective in the Special Tax Bureau case.

So far, these 30 people have been arrested, and another 62 people have been questioned by the Telangana Revenue Department for drug cases. Eleven of the people asked were related to the film industry.

 In recent years, there have been many drug trafficking incidents in Hyderabad. The largest seizure of 4,444 came in July 2017, when large amounts of LSD and cocaine were seized from at least 13 people in a series of raids.

The consumer tax department stated that users include students from schools and universities. At least 26 schools and 27 universities and parents were informed.

The detained person is said to be the main supplier of illicit drugs to bars, educational institutions and raves in Goa and Hyderabad, and also has links to Pune, Mumbai and Delhi. Officials said the dealers are well-educated and some of them are employees of major companies. Six of the detainees have engineering degrees.

The News Talkie Bureau

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