Bengaluru's
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
officials
on
November
17,
have
taken
actor
Bineesh
Kodiyeri
into
custody
for
his
alleged
involvement
in
the
infamous
Sandalwood
drug
racket
case.
He
will
reportedly
being
grilled
by
the
NCB
officials
till
November
20
(Friday).
For
the
unversed,
the
son
of
CPI
(M)
state
secretary
Kodiyeri
Balakrishnan,
was
in
ED's
custody
for
a
money
laundering
case.
According
to
Asianet
News,
NCB
officials
arrived
at
Parappana
Agrahara
Jail
to
arrest
him.
Bineesh
was
arrested
by
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
on
October
29
for
allegedly
having
a
close
connection
with
drug
peddler
Mohammad
Anoop,
who
was
earlier
arrested
by
the
officials.
ED
had
also
noted
that
the
hotel
Anoop
in
Bengaluru,
was
the
Benami
property
of
Bineesh
Kodiyeri.
After
ED's
report,
Bengaluru
court
had
sent
Bineesh
to
14-day
judicial
custody.
He
was
supposed
to
apply
for
bail
on
November
18,
but
he
would
now
be
taken
into
custody
by
the
NCB.
The
Oppam
actor's
involvement
in
the
case
has
indeed
shocked
his
fans.
Also
Read
:
Sandalwood
Drugs
Case:
CCB
To
File
Chargesheet
After
K'taka
HC
Rejects
Bail
To
Sanjjanaa
&
Ragini
Apart
from
Bineesh
Kodiyeri,
actresses
like
Ragini
Dwivedi
and
Sanjjanaa
Galrani
along
with
15
other
people
are
also
in
custody
for
their
alleged
involvement
in
the
drugs
case.
The
actresses
had
applied
for
bail
twice,
but
the
court
rejected
it.
Moreover,
during
the
investigation,
the
Central
Crime
Branch
(CCB)
has
so
far
questioned
Aindrita
Ray,
Diganth,
Akul
Balaji,
Aryann
Santhosh
and
other
celebs.