Tollywood drugs case: Rakul Preet Singh arrives at ED office in Hyderabad

Rakul Preet Singh, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the drugs and money-laundering case, was snapped at the ED office in Hyderabad. The news was shared by news agency ANI. We had earlier reported how several actors and celebs from the South cinema world were summoned and given different dates to appear before the office for questioning. This Tollywood drug case has rocked the south cinema completely.

ED summoned not one or two but twelve Tollywood celebrities namely Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Charmme Kaur, and director Puri Jagannadh among others in connection with 4-year-old drug trafficking and consumption case. For the unversed, ED apparently has requested director Puri Jagannadh to share his banking transactions from the 2015 financial year to date. He appeared before the ED and even submitted all the documents.

Check out the tweet by ANI:

Hyderabad | Actor Rakul Preet Singh arrives at the office of Enforcement Directorate (ED), in connection with a drugs case pic.twitter.com/FwvplHmFnI

— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2021

We also got to know that actor-turned-producer Charmme Kaur recently appeared before the Enforcement Directorate. And apparently, she was questioned by the officers for nearly five hours. Officials are reportedly examining her bank accounts too for any suspicious transactions. Meanwhile, the accused drug dealer and supplier Kelvin was recently questioned by the ED officials regarding the same, and all his bank transactions were collected too by the ED.

Based on the data collected from the excise department, SIT officials along with ED have registered a money laundering case and are investigating the same. No charge sheets were filed against any actor as there was a lack of evidence. As per reports, the racket was busted on July 2, 2017, when customs officials arrested Calvin Mascarenhas, a musician, and two others. They seized drugs worth Rs 30 lakh from them.

Stay tuned for more updates on the Tollywood drugs case.

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