Orders on Ravi Teja's brothers' bail plea reserved

The Nampally court on Tuesday reserved its orders on the bail petition of actor Ravi Teja's brothers and their associates who have been arrested for buying cocaine from a drug peddler of Nigerian nationality.

The court reserved its orders on the bail plea filed by the counsel of Bharat and Raghu Babu, along with their associate Naresh.

The three, along with a Nigerian National Cheema Claymen, were nabbed red-handed by the police late on the night of August 20, and arrested on charges of buying banned drug cocaine. Cheema Claymen is accused of being their supplier.

The court reserved its orders on the bail petition after the trio’s defense lawyers completed their arguments and adjourned the case for Wednesday.

The arrests of the four in the drug case led to shock and disbelief especially in the light of their relationship to one of the top actors from the Telugu film industry.

City Police Commissioner AK Khan had told media persons that the incident was one amongst the spate of cases in which the kin of the rich and famous were falling prey to the drug suppliers and indulging in the highly addictive habit.

Mr Khan had said that the Anti Drug Cell will concentrate on the suppliers and take special care to identify sources of supply to eliminate the menace at the root.

The Police Chief had also said that his men are investigating the involvement of around 60 more influential people in the city in the illegal drug trade.