Siddhanth Kapoor questioned in connection with drug case

BENGALURU: The son of popular actor Shakthi Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, was questioned in connection with a drug case by the East division police, in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The Bollywood actor and assistant director was arrested on charges of consuming drugs on Sunday night. He was taken into custody after he tested positive for a drug.

A senior police officer, under the conditions of anonymity, said that even though five people have been arrested in the case, Siddhant was questioned on Tuesday. “On Monday, we released him on station bail after issuing a notice to appear before us at 11 am. The questioning will continue and will talk to others in the coming days,” said the official.

Five people, including Kapoor, were arrested on Monday on charges of consumption of narcotics after Ulsoor police raided a hotel in the city on Sunday night on a tip-off.

Subramanyeswara Rao, additional commissioner of police, Bengaluru (east), who is the supervising officer for the division, said that all five persons have been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act , 1985 that deals with consumption of narcotics.

“As we said earlier, our focus is on the suppliers,” said Rao.

The interrogation on Tuesday was related to the source of the drug, which was the focus of the investigation. “Our drive over the past two years has been focused on finding the source of the drugs in the city,” said the unnamed officer.

Our drive over the past two years has been focused on finding the source of the drugs in the city. Suppliers are our focus. POLICE OFFICER