Mangalore: Mangalore city police on Saturday arrested reality show star and choreographer Kishore Aman Shetty, 30, and his friend Akhil Nousheel, 28. MDMA drugs worth Rs 1 lakh were also seized from the accused.
Defendants addicted to drugs also sold it in the city. The drugs were brought from Mumbai. City Police Commissioner Vikash Kumar told media persons that the accused were suspected to have links with a Bollywood drug gang.
The CCB had found that Kishore had smuggled large quantities of drugs from Mumbai to Mangalore. An FIR has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs Act.
Kishore starred in the dance-oriented Bollywood film ABCD and choreographed films. Kishore became famous through his dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance’.
Akhil Nousheel, who used to work as a sales office in Dubai, returned a year ago. It is learned that the two had organized drug parties together. Police said the investigation is progressing.
Actresses Sanjana Galrani and Ragini Dwivedi were earlier arrested in connection with a drug case involving the Kannada film industry. The probe team had questioned the couple Digant Manjala, Aindrita Rai, and actor Akul Balaji in the case.
