Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor’s brother, Siddhanth Kapoor and four others were arrested for consumption of drugs during a raid by Bengaluru police at The Park hotel. Siddhanth is the son of Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor. According to police, Siddhanth, an actor and assistant director in Bollywood, was the DJ at a party in the hotel. The others arrested were Akhil Soni (28), business manager with a private firm; Harjoth Singh (28), operational head of a logistics firm; Akhil (23), a freelance photographer; and Hani Rafeeque (25), who is in digital marketing.
ACP (east) Subramanyeshwar Rao said that Ulsoor police raided the hotel based on a tip-off about the use of banned substances at the party. “There were more than 100 people at the party, and some of them escaped from the premises. Police managed to catch 35 people and subjected them to medical examinations. Urine tests of five of those caught confirmed drug consumption,” said Rao.
Siddhanth Kapoor is among those who tested positive for drug consumption. The police team searched the premises and found two packets of drugs near the dustbin. There were seven MDMA tablets in one packet and ganja weighing around 5 to 10 gm in another packet. ”
