On
Friday
(September
17),
Tollywood
actor
and
former
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
2
contestant,
Tanish
appeared
before
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
in
connection
with
the
2017
drug
case.
He
was
one
of
the
10
Tollywood
celebrities
who
were
summoned
by
the
investigation
agency.
According
to
reports,
he
was
questioned
by
the
sleuths
for
nearly
seven
hours.
Reportedly,
the
ED
had
found
his
chats
with
drug
peddler
Calvin
from
2016-17
and
therefore
he
was
summoned
and
interrogated
accordingly.
As
per
the
latest
report,
Tanish
shared
that
the
peddler
had
organised
promotional
events
for
his
films.
He
has
also
rubbished
rumours
about
his
involvement
in
the
drug
racket
and
added
that
he
has
not
bought
any
drugs
or
transferred
money
for
the
same.
Post
the
interrogation,
Tanish
interacted
with
the
media
and
stated
all
the
allegations
levelled
against
him
are
baseless
and
has
no
involvement
in
the
drug
scandal.
He
also
shared
that
he
has
submitted
his
bank
statements
and
other
required
documents.
He
said,
"I
have
provided
the
required
documents
they
asked
me
to
bring.
They
haven't
asked
me
to
appear
again."
After
Tanish,
Telugu
actor
Tarun
will
next
appear
before
the
ED
on
September
22.
Several
Tollywood
celebs
have
been
appearing
individually
before
the
ED
for
interrogation
since
August
31.
Celebs
including
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
Puri
Jagannadh,
Rana
Daggubati,
Ravi
Teja,
Navdeep,
Charmee
Kaur
and
Nandu
have
so
far
appeared
before
the
investigation
agency.
Many
of
these
personalities
were
previously
questioned
by
the
SIT
(Special
Investigation
Team).
In
2017,
the
Telangana's
Prohibition
and
Excise
department
had
busted
a
drug
racket
following
the
arrest
of
a
three-member
gang
for
allegedly
peddling
drugs.
The
ED
took
up
the
case
in
2021
under
the
Prevention
of
Money
Laundering
Act.