Siddhanth Kapoor, brother of Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, was detained for suspected drug usage and freed on bail late Monday.
According to authorities, the other four persons detained have also been freed on bond.
According to Bheema Shankar Gulled, Deputy Commissioner of Police for East Bengaluru, Siddhanth Kapoor and the four others would have to appear before the police as and when they are summoned.
Earlier in the day, Siddhanth Kapoor was arrested for reportedly ingesting cocaine at a party in the city on Sunday night.
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According to Mr. Guled, “Siddhanth Kapoor’s medical records reveal that he used narcotics. We’ve already taken him into custody and are following protocol. We’re going to put him under judicial custody.”
Based on a tip, police stormed a hotel on MG Road in the city where a party was being held on Sunday night.
“We learned last night that a party was going on, and drugs had been ingested. We conducted a raid and captured 35 persons. We didn’t locate any drugs on them, but we did discover MDMA and ganja close. We’ll go through the CCTV footage to see who disposed of it, “DCP Guled chimed in.
Medical tests were performed on samples of persons suspected of using drugs, and Siddhanth’s sample came back positive.
It was unclear if they used drugs inside the hotel or came to the party after taking drugs outside, according to police.
“The hotel has been notified, and we have requested specific questions to which they must respond. The Bengaluru city police department has announced a narcotics war, which was part of it. We performed a raid earlier this month, and 34 persons tested positive for narcotics, “said the top official of the police force.
