Tollywood actor Navdeep appears before Hyderabad police in drug case

The police during investigation stumbled upon some information pertaining to conversations between Navdeep and one Ram Chand, who was arrested for selling drugs

Hyderabad: Actor Pallapolu Navdeep, was questioned by the Hyderabad police on Saturday about his alleged connection with drug peddlers arrested recently by the TSNAB along with Gudimalkapur police. The police had netted 11 persons including three Nigerians and eight others, a few linked to the film industry, and seized drugs from them.

The police during investigation stumbled upon some information pertaining to conversations between Navdeep and one Ram Chand, who was arrested for selling drugs. Based on the information, the police issued notice to Navdeep, and asked him to appear on Saturday.

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The actor turned up at the TSNAB office at Old Commissioner of Police office building Basheerbagh around 11.30 am, where the officials questioned him for nearly two hours. Sources said, he was questioned about his links to Ram Chand, and few other persons. Officials had reportedly confronted the actor with Call Details Record details and some conversations that took place on WhatsApp between Ram Chand and Navdeep.

Interacting with the media persons, while leaving the TSNAB office, the actor said the Telangana police have formed a very good team to fight the drug menace in the State.

“The TSNAB is beautifully investigating the case. The CDR details of last 7 to 8 years were collected, analysed and based on it I was asked to appear. I answered all the questions posed by the investigators and they allowed me to go,” said the actor adding the Enforcement Directorate had also questioned me earlier in a case.

The police is likely to ask the actor to again appear before them for questioning in the case.