July 28, 2017
The Special Investigation Team (SIT)
probing the Hyderabad drug racket on Friday grilled leading Telugu
actor Ravi Teja for nearly 10 hours.
A four-member team of SIT officials quizzed the actor with regard to
the racket busted in July.
Ravi who reached Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise
Department of Telangana, around 10 a.m., was questioned about his
alleged links with the accused arrested in the case.
Popularly known as 'mass Maharaja' in film circles, Ravi was asked if
he is addicted to drugs.
The actor did not give his body fluid, hair and nail samples. SIT has
already clarified that it will collect samples only with the consent of
the person questioned.
He was also quizzed about drug addiction and peddling by his brother
Bharath, who died in a road accident last month
Ravi was summoned for questioning after his contact number was found in
the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas and Zeeshan Ali, the two key accused
arrested in the case.
Ravi's mother last week denied the allegations that he uses drugs.
He is the ninth Tollywood celebrity to be questioned in the case. SIT
questioned actresses Charmme Kaur and Mumaith Khan during in the last
two days.