Kannada Actor Ragini Dwivedi Remanded Into Custody After Drugs Were Allegedly Found At Her Home
Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi was arrested by the Central Crime Branch after she failed to appear for a hearing on Thursday. She smiled and even waved at the camera when she was detained.
This happened after Ragini's house was raided by the CBI. As per a report on Times Of India, illegal amount of drugs were obtained from her house.
She is one of the 15 people?accused in the drug abuse case. The names were given by filmmaker and journalist Indrajit Lankesh. Three people from the city, who were allegedly supplying drugs to actors as well as singers in the Kannada film industry.?
According to police sources, a team of CCB sleuths reached Dwivedi's residence at about 6AM.?
The CCB had served a notice to the actress on Wednesday, asking her to depose before them on Thursday, but she sent a team of lawyers seeking time till Monday. The police directed her to appear before them on Friday. CCB sources said the actress will appear before the sleuths at 10AM.
Dwivedi, whose family hails from Haryana's Rewari, was born in Bengaluru. She made her Sandalwood debut in the movie Veera Madakari in 2009. She shot to fame for her role in Kempe Gowda, Ragini IPS, Bangari and Shiva.
