On
Monday
(January
11,
2021),
Bollywood
actor
Vivek
Oberoi's
brother-in-law
Aditya
Alva
was
arrested
in
Chennai.
He
was
reportedly
detained
by
the
Bengaluru
Police
Crime
Branch
in
connection
with
the
ongoing
Sandalwood
drug
case.
Alva
was
allegedly
absconding
since
September
2020.
As
per
reports,
a
case
was
registered
against
him
for
hosting
parties
at
his
residence
where
reportedly
drugs
were
consumed
by
the
guests.
India
Today
has
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"Alva
has
been
staying
in
Chennai
since
then
(September
2020).
But
he
was
leaving
Chennai
every
now
and
then.
We
did
not
know
where
he
was
going.
We
received
a
tip-off
that
he
is
coming
back
to
Chennai
and
we
acted
immediately
and
picked
him
up."
Alva
was
reportedly
staying
in
a
house
in
Chennai
with
his
close
aides.
For
now,
he
has
been
reportedly
brought
to
Bengaluru
and
will
be
produced
in
court.
Reports
suggest
that
during
interrogation,
Alva
has
said
that
he
is
innocent
and
doesn't
know
anything
about
drugs
being
consumed
in
parties
hosted
by
him.
Notably,
a
few
days
back
a
police
raid
was
held
at
Vivek
Oberoi's
residence
in
Mumbai.
The
actor's
wife
Priyanka
Alva
Oberoi
was
also
reportedly
questioned
by
the
Bengaluru
Police
then.