Siddhant Kapoor was arrested by the police in Bangalore
Highlight
- Siddhant Kapoor has been arrested along with four others from a party in Bengaluru
- Police confiscated drugs from the party from where he was arrested
- A video of Siddharth Kapoor is going viral on social media in which he is seen playing DJ at the party.
Siddhant Kapoor, son of veteran Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor, was arrested by the Karnataka police for allegedly taking drugs at a party in Bengaluru. According to the police, he was arrested on Sunday while partying at a five star hotel under Halasuru police station limits.
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Party raid, star kid arrested
After getting the clues, the police conducted surprise raids and took 35 people into custody. As per preliminary investigation, a 25-member police team had conducted raids and detained an actor Siddhant Kapoor and others. After medical tests confirmed that Siddhant Kapoor had consumed drugs, he was arrested.
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Siddharth DJ at the party?
Further investigation is on. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media in which Siddharth is seen playing DJ at the party. In the viral clip, the party is lit up with strobe lights and Siddhant is playing music. We can see that he is mixing music on the turntables with a pair of headphones around his neck.
Police arrested from ‘rave’ party
Police sources said that the 37-year-old, who starred in films like Shoot Out at Wadala and Ugly and worked as an assistant director in films like Dhol, has been arrested four more people. In the party where Siddhant was invited, about 35 people were present during that party.
narcotics recovered from party
Police also seized seven ‘ecstasy’ pills and a packet of marijuana from the party venue. A case has been registered against the accused under sections 22A, 22B and 27B of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Police had uncovered drug abuse in a section of the Kannada film industry in 2020. They had then arrested actors Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjana Galrani and Aditya Alva, son of former minister late Jeevraj Alva.
(with inputs from news agency)