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Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Sep 3: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police had served notice on Sandalwood actress Ragini Dwivedi in connection with drug deal and asked her to attend the inquiry on Thursday. But Ragini did not attend the inquiry and has said that she will attend the same on Monday.

Tweeting on the subject, Ragini said, "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."

Continuing her tweet she thanked the public and tweeted, "I am grateful for all the concern expressed by the public about a notice I received yesterday. As 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, 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."

Earlier report

Bengaluru: Drug case – Actress Ragini Dwivedi goes missing after CCB serves notice?

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Sep 3: The anti-narcotic wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) here has served notice on actress Ragini Dwivedi, relating to drugs scandal. She has been asked to be personally present for questioning at 10 am on Thursday September 3. According to latest reports from sources, the actress is reportedly missing and has not been traceable.

On Wednesday, the CCB police had brought Ravishankar, regional transport office official at Jayanagar, who is deemed close to the actress, to their office. After interrogation, he was arrested. After his questioning, they served notice for Ragini's personal appearance.

It is learnt that Shivaprakash Chippi and RTO official Ravishankar, had fought with each other at Hotel Ritz Carlton, a private hotel in the city. Both of them are close to the actress. On the night of Saturday March 16 last year, Shivaprakash was partying at the said hotel, when the actress along with friend Ravishankar, had visited the same hotel. Shivaprakash, who noticed them, had a tiff with Ravishankar. The fight escalated, ending with both of them using beer bottles to hit each other.

Thereafter, injured Ravishankar had got himself treated in a hospital and filed a written complaint in Ashok Nagar police station. On the basis of this complaint, the police reportedly had registered the first information report and questioned Shivaprakash. However, Ragini had later claimed that she did not have anything to do with this incident. She said that she was with her friends at the said hotel, and that Ravi and Shivaprakash had quarrelled on some old enmity. She had insisted that she had no role in this fight and that she had left the hotel after food and that she had issued a statement at the policemen's behest.