Bengaluru rave party: Telugu actress Hema and 87 others named in chargesheet

Karnataka Police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet naming Telugu actress Hema and 87 others in connection with a rave party at a farmhouse near Bengaluru that was busted in May this yearThe 1086page charge sheet submitted to the Bengaluru Rural Additional District Sessions Court mentions that Hema had consumed narcotic substances at the party themed lsquoSunset to Sunrise Victory on May 20 which was attended by around 100 people including techies Telugu actors and othersPolice sources said her medical reports confirmed that Hema had consumed MDMA commonly known as ecstasy which contains stimulant and psychedelic properties Another actress has been made witness in the case after she tested negative for consumption of drugsThe charge sheet has named 88 persons as accused in the case including a Nigerian national named Augstin Dada Of them 79 are facing charges of consuming narcotic substancesThe police also submitted call detail records CDRs of the accused to the courtAccording to the charge sheet the police seized MDMA tablets MDMA crystals 5 gm cocaine Rs 500 currency notes laced with cocaine large quantity ganja five mobile phones Volkswagen and Land Rover cars and other articles from GM Farmhouse in the Singena Agrahara area near Electronics City the venue of the rave partyThe antinarcotics wing of Karnataka Police raided the rave party organised at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru on May 20 MDMA cocaine ganja and other narcotic substances were allegedly used by those who attended the partyThe investigation revealed that about 100 persons attended the party most of whom were booked under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act NDPS and various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPCThe organisers of the party reportedly flown in over 25 people from Andhra Pradesh to Bengaluru for the eventThe police also found a pass belonging to an Andhra Pradesh MLA in one of the cars parked at the farmhouse sources statedPreliminary investigation revealed that an individual named Hari from Hyderabad organised the party under the pretext of a birthday celebrationAs the party continued past 2 am narcotics wing officers raided the farmhouse The police also found more than 15 luxury cars at the venuePopular Telugu actress Hema was arrested on June 3 in connection with the case before being released on bailIn a video message released after the raid Hema had claimed that she was not present in the party as she was relaxing at a farm in Hyderabad at that time However the police refused to buy her claimsThe actress had also created a scene while being taken away after a medical test lashing out at the media for reporting fake newsThe police weere also investigating the possibility of a sex racket operating alongside the supply of drugsFive people were arrested in the case before it was transferred from the Electronics City police station to the CCBs AntiNarcotics WingThree police personnel were suspended for negligence in duty in connection with the caseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever