Telugu
actor
Tarun
on
Wednesday
(September
22)
appeared
before
the
Enforcement
Directorate
in
Hyderabad
in
connection
with
the
high-end
drug
racket
exposed
in
July
2017.
Reportedly,
he
has
been
asked
to
submit
his
financial
transaction
details.
According
to
multiple
media
reports,
he
will
also
be
interrogated
regarding
Calvin
Mascarenhas,
the
prime
accused
in
the
highly
sensational
case.
Tarun
is
one
of
the
10
Tollywood
celebrities
who
were
summoned
by
the
central
investigation
agency.
Biggies
from
the
Telugu
film
industry
including
director
Puri
Jagannadh,
actors
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
Charmee
Kaur,
Rana
Daggubati,
Ravi
Teja,
Mumaith
Khan,
Navdeep
and
Tanish
have
so
far
appeared
individually
before
ED
since
August
31.
Notably,
Tarun
was
earlier
questioned
by
the
SIT
(Special
Investigation
Team)
of
the
prohibition
and
excise
department
in
2017.
During
the
probe,
the
actor
had
denied
taking
drugs
or
having
links
with
the
prime
accused
in
the
case.
As
part
of
the
probe,
the
team
had
collected
hair
and
nail
samples
of
as
many
as
62
suspects
including
several
Tollywood
celebrities,
however,
nothing
was
revealed
and
no
charge
sheets
were
filed
against
any
of
the
aforementioned
celebrities.
The
ED
took
over
the
case
in
2021
under
the
Prevention
of
Money
Laundering
Act.