Actor Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhanth Kapoor arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly consuming drugs

Siddhanth Kapoor. Pic/ official Instagram account

Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhanth Kapoor was on Monday arrested by the Bengaluru police for allegedly consuming drugs, the police said. Siddhanth was initially detained along with 35 others following a raid at a party organised at a posh hotel. The police had made all the 35 people undergo medical tests out of which five including Siddhanth's reports turned out to be positive.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (EAST), Bengaluru City, Dr.Bheemashankar S. Guled confirmed Siddhanth's arrest.

According to the police, the cops had raided the hotel at city's M.G Road where the party was going on. The raid was conducted following a tip-off.

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The police while conducting a search operation within the premises also allegedly found drugs. Speaking to the press, Guled said, "During the searches we found two packets lying near a dustbin. In one packet there were seven tablets of MDMA and in another packet ganja was found. Since the drugs were recovered, we have registered a case with sections 22A and 22B of the NDPS Act."

Police said it was unclear whether they had consumed drugs at the hotel or had come to the party after taking drugs outside, further a detailed investigation in the case was being done.

Siddhanth Kapoor has acted in several Bollywood movies including Shootout at Wadala, Ugly, Haseena Parkar, etc. He was also seen in the web series Bhaukal.