Tollywood director Puri Jagannadh arrived at Abkari Bhawan today morning for interrogation who is being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged links to drugs peddlers. Puri Came to the office at 10 AM with his son Akash & brother Sairam Shankar.

From today the Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) started questioning sessions for all the members for whom they have issued the notices to know their level of involvement in the drug racket.

The interrogation is led by SIT chief S Srinivas Rao for Puri Jagannath. However, the interrogation may not end only in one day it might take the another date. Based on preliminary questioning and cross-examination of statements made by each of them, SIT sleuths would decide on the need for further.

About 12 Tollywood personalities were issued notices as their names appeared in the contact lists of arrested drug peddlers Calvin Mascarenhas, Zeeshan Ali and others. “11 out of the 12 personalities have acknowledged to the notices while one actress is yet to respond to the notice. She will be served the notice again,” the official told PTI.

The SIT sleuths are scheduled to interrogate actresses Charmee Kaur and Mumaith Khan on July 20 and 21 respectively. Actor Subba Raju, cinematographer Syam K Naidu, actor Ravi Teja, art director Chinna, actor Navdeep, actor Tarun are scheduled to be questioned on July 22,23,24,25,26 and 27 respectively. Actors Nandoo and Tanish would be interrogated on July 28.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday directed the police and excise officials to intensify the investigation into the case without the fear of any political interference. He had asked the officials to spare none, even if that person is a politician or a Cabinet minister