Sandalwood drug scandal: Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjana Galrani to stay in judicial custody
Sandalwood drug scandal: Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjana Galrani to stay in judicial custody
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The drug case of Bengaluru is taking many twists and turns day by day. The first Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate remanded six involved in the Sandalwood drug case to judicial custody which included Kannada stars like Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjana Galrani. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil stated that the arrested would be in judicial custody till September 16, the day decided for the bail hearing. As per the reports of CCB, Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjana Galrani, Loum Pepper, Rahul Tonse and Niyaz, were presented before the magistrate via video conference.

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The CCB claimed that the arrested were at an escape risk and could also tamper with data when they were to be produced before the magistrate. Actress Ragini's lawyer told the court that she needs to be given special therapeutic attention as she has a slip disk issue. The court has directed the officials to provide the necessary medical aid, police stated. The arrested will be transferred to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru. 

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The court, still, remanded party planner Viren Khanna and Ravi Shankar to four-day police custody. The CCB official said, “The actors will be shifted to the women's cell. We are waiting for the written court order so we can transfer them to jail." Ragini Dwivedi was detained on September 4 after her friend Ravi Shankar was held by the CCB for supposedly gaining and distributing drugs. Soon after, Rahul Tonse, a close friend of Sanjjana, was also detained. Police say that based on Rahul’s statement, Sanjana Galrani was arrested on September 8. 

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