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Children of VIPs, film stars among 140 detained in drug bust at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad

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Over 140 people, including children and relatives of VIPs and film actors have been taken into custody after a rave party was busted in the early hours of Sunday at a pub of a five-star hotel in Banjara Hills by the Hyderabad Police.</p>
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Banned drugs such as cocaine and weed were found on them, in the raid carried out at the Radisson Blu hotel, by the task force of Hyderabad police. Liquor was also flowing at the party in the Pudding & Mink pub of the hotel, police sources said.</p>
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Actor Naga Babu's daughter Niharika Konidela, who is also super star Chiranjeevi's niece, was among those detained. Naga Babu later released a video stating that his daughter has no association with drugs.</p>
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Rahul Sipligunj, singer and winner of third session of Bigg Boss Telugu reality show, was among those detained. Ironically, he had sung the theme song when Hyderabad police launched the campaign against drugs on February 12.</p>
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Among others at the party were the son of a Telugu Desam MP from Andhra Pradesh and the daughter of a top policeman from the state.</p>
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Congress leader from Telangana, Anjan Kumar Yadav, said his son had gone to a birthday party and all sorts of lies and scandals were being floated. He said all pubs in the city should be closed.</p>
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The pub at the hotel, reportedly owned by the daughter of a former MP from erstwhile Khammam district, is popular among party-goers.</p>
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As part of the stepped up war against drugs a new Hyderabad-Narcotics Enforcement Wing has been constituted for the purpose and is taking tough action against those peddling or consuming drugs. Recently, an engineering student had died of an overdose of drugs.</p>
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The Station House Officer (SHO) at Banjara Hills Shiva Chandra has been suspended for negligence of duty by Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand.</p>
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<strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/economy-news/delhi-cops-seize-heroin-worth-rs-crore-smuggled-in-from-myanmar-via-north-east-states-160816.html">Delhi cops seize heroin worth Rs 40 crore smuggled in from Myanmar via North East states</a></strong></p>

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