Tollywood Drugs Case: Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja and other South celebs summoned by ED

The Enforcement Directorate aka ED has summoned twelve Tollywood celebrities namely Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, and director Puri Jagannadh among others in connection with 4-year-old drug trafficking and consumption case. The case was registered by Telengana Excise and Prohibition Department. While Rakul Preet Singh has been asked to appear on September 6, Rana and Ravi will have to appear on September 8 and September 9 respectively. Puri will appear on August 31. Others actors who are summoned are Charmee Kaur, Navdeep, Mumaith Khan, Nandu, Tarun, and Tanish.

As per News 18’s report, around 12 cases are booked and 11 charge sheets were filed. Around 8 drug traffickers were charge-sheeted in the case back then. And Tollywood celebrities will be considered as witnesses. For the unversed, The Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department had registered several cases after seizing drugs worth Rs 30 lakh.

 

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We also got to know that Ravi Teja’s driver Srinivas and an unidentified person who was apparently working as general manager of F Club were also summoned. Also, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the excise department have not proceeded against the film actors due to lack of evidence back then. They were apparently given clean chit and no charge sheet was filed.

One of the charge sheets was filed against a South African national named Rafael Alex Victor for allegedly trafficking drugs from Mumbai to Hyderabad and for selling it in Hyderabad. He was arrested in August 2017. Back then all the actors had denied their role. In fact, Navdeep and Tarun tweeted and told that they had no role at all.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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