Shakti Kapoor’s son, 4 others held in Bengaluru for taking drugs

BENGALURU:

Bollywood

actor Shraddha Kapoor’s brother, Siddhanth Kapoor (37), and four others were arrested for consumption of drugs during a raid by Bengaluru city police at The Park hotel, in the central business district here, late Sunday night. 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 late on Sunday night 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.

DCP

(east) Bheemashankar Guled said, “Siddhanth Kapoor, who is the son of Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor, is among those who tested positive for drug consumption.” Guled said, “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.”

All five accused were released on station bail on Monday midnight.