Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch officer arrested Kannada Actress Ragini Dwivedi and two event mangers on Friday. The CCB arrested these three, probing an alleged drug peddling racket with Sandalwood (Kannada Film Industry) links.

The Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said we are arresting Ragini in connection with the ongoing drug scandal. Since the matter is under investigation, we cannot reveal more. Ragini was arrested under sections 21(B) & (C) and 22 (C) of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985. The sections prescribe punishment to 20 years and a fine of upto Rs.Two lakhs for contraventions like manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transport and use of manufactured drugs and Psychotropic substances.

Ragini, who was subjected to medical tests at Bowring Hospital and later produced before a Court via video conference, was remanded in police custody for three days. Police alleged the other two arrested men, event managers Viren Khanna and Rahul Tonse were prominent drug peddlers. Tonse was arrested at the CCB office here where he had been brought for questioning. Two inspectors flew to Delhi on Friday morning and arrested Viren Khanna there. These three arrests take the total in the case to four.