Sandalwood drugs case: Crime branch nabs ‘absconding’ quarry owner
Kumar allegedly used to organise high-profile parties with bullion trader Vaibhav Jain, another accused who was arrested earlier. Updated: December 22, 2020 2:46:58 pm
As many as 16 people including actors Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani were arrested by the police as part of the investigation.
The Central Crime Branch of the Bengaluru City Police probing the Sandalwood drugs case confirmed the arrest of Vinay Kumar, an accused in the case who was “absconding since September.”
According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil, the accused was arrested on Monday and was later produced before the court. “Vinay Kumar, one of the absconding accused in the drugs case registered at Cottonpet police station has been arrested. The court has sent him to police custody till December 28,” he said.
Bengaluru: Four held with drugs worth Rs 1 crore they ‘planned to sell for New Year parties’
Police raided a house in Amruthahalli to seize the drugs, which led to the arrest of the notorious inter-state gang of drug peddlers , officers said. Updated: December 17, 2020 8:25:26 am
On Wednesday evening, Parmar was produced before a local court in Gondal which sent him to police remand for two days. (Representational)
Four people were arrested in Bengaluru Wednesday for allegedly trying to peddle drugs worth Rs 1 crore ahead of New Year celebrations in the city.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said, “Narcotics worth Rs 1 crore, which were brought and stocked up for distribution during New Year, have been seized.”