Sandalwood Drug Racket: Actress Ragini Dwivedi seeks time to appear before CCB

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police had served notice on Sandalwood actress Ragini Dwivedi. This is in connection with a drug deal in the ongoing Sandalwood Drug Scandal. But the actress did not show up for the inquiry. A team of advocates representing Ragini appeared before the CCB and presented facts.

Ragini has released a statement on social media revealing the reason she was unable to be there. She further added that she will be present on Monday.

In a series of tweets Ragini said, “I am grateful for all the concern expressed by the public about the notice I received yesterday. As I received it at very short notice, I was unable to appear today before the CCB police.”

In her next post, she wrote, “I’m committed to appear on Monday morning before the police. I consider it my duty as a citizen to humbly participate in any questioning that the police my have”

Check out her tweets here:

I am grateful for all the concern expressed by the public about a notice I received https://t.co/yHsBpREC1M I received it at a very short notice,I was unable to appear today before the CCB police.However out of respect for the process of the law ( contd )

— 👑 Ragini Dwivedi 👑 (@raginidwivedi24) September 3, 2020

My advocates have presented themselves before the police, have explained my difficulty in not being able to appear today and have sought time.
I am committed to appear on Monday morning before the police.( contd )

— 👑 Ragini Dwivedi 👑 (@raginidwivedi24) September 3, 2020

She further added that she has nothing to hide,

I consider it my duty as a citizen to humbly participate in any questioning that the police might have I have nothing to hide and have no connection with any unlawful activity which is being probed by the CCB police. Once again I express my gratitude to concern 🙏

— 👑 Ragini Dwivedi 👑 (@raginidwivedi24) September 3, 2020

Ragini’s friend Ravi Shankar, a clerk at the RTO, was recently arrested in the connection of drug racket.

Noted film director Indrajit Lankesh has appeared before the CCB sleuths on Thursday for the second time. He has provided them with all the evidence pertaining to his statement that drug abuse is common among sandalwood actors

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