Hyderabad rave party: Actor, singer among 144 detained in police raid

Tollywood actor Naga Babus daughter and actor Niharika Konidela and singer Rahul Sipligunj were among 144 people detained by police for partying at a pub in Hyderabad beyond the stipulated hoursThe pub at Radisson Blu Hotel in posh Banjara Hills was raided around 3 am by Task Force personnel of Hyderabad City Police who also found cocaine and other banned substances from the premisesThose found partying also include daughter of a former Director General of Andhra Pradesh Police and a son of a MP belonging to Telugu Desam Party TDP and children of some other wellknown personalitiesAs the police found some packets of cocaine and after the place was raided some of those partying threw away the packets police whisked away those present in the pub to the nearby Banjara Hills police station and questioned themIronically singer and winner of Big Boss Telugu reality show Rahul Sipligunj who was among those detained was part of drugfree Hyderabad campaign launched by the police He sang a song as part of the campaignMeanwhile Naga Babu issued a video statement clarifying that though her daughter Niharika was present there she had done nothing wrong He said the police have made it clear that she was not at fault Our conscience is clear said Naga Babu who is brother of superstar ChiranjeeviNaga Babu appealed to social media and mainstream media not to spread unwanted speculations about NiharikaThose detained include 33 women and some staff members of the pub which was found violating the rules by allowing the party beyond permitted hours The pub had reportedly become notorious for supply of banned substances and was also serving liquor to outsiders though it had license only to serve the hotel guestsTaking a serious note of these violations and the police station concerned failing to act Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand suspended Station House Officer of Banjara Hills Police Station and issued a charge memo to Assistant Commissioner of Police Banjara Hills M SudarshanAction was taken against them afor their negligence towards their legitimate duties in the control of narcotics in pubs and barsThe raid comes amid an intensified drive by the police against the drug menace The recent death of an engineering graduate due to overdose of drugs and the involvement of some educated youth and techies in drug peddling and consumption has alarmed the authoritiesThe police and newly formed Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing HNEW is not only acting tough against peddlers but also booking cases against those found to be consuming the drugsThis 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