A Narcotics Control Bureau official stated on Saturday that Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal's girlfriend's brother Agisilaos Demetriades was detained for the third time in two years for alleged drug possession.
Demetriades is a South African national, according to NCB zonal director for Mumbai and Goa Sameer Wankhede, and is linked to a FIR lodged by the agency in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
"In crime number 16, related to the Sushant Singh Rajput case, we had arrested a South African national Agisilaos Demetriades. We arrested him again in a cocaine case for the second time. We have arrested him again. We have found a small quantity of charas," Wankhede said.
Demetriades was arrested in Goa and is currently being held on judicial remand for 14 days.
The NCB official also said that three other persons were also arrested in two other raids conducted by the drug enforcement agency during their series of raids in Goa over the last three days.
"We have conducted three raids in the last three days and seized commercial quantities of LSD and MDMA. We have raided a hotel, Apollo bar, whose owner is wanted and on the run. We have arrested two of his peddlers. A youngster from Ulhasnagar, who was peddling in Goa has also been arrested," Wankhade said.
Now Arjun Rampal has released an official statement on the same which reads as,
Dear Friends, Followers & Public,
I'm as shocked and taken aback as you are with this latest development today.
It's unfortunate that my name is being unnecessarily dragged in every publication though I have no association whatsoever.
As far as my family and I are concerned, my direct family and I are law-abiding citizens. And while the incident involves a person who is a relative of my partner, I have no other connection or relationship other than that with this person.
I request the media to not make headlines using my name as we are NOT related and this is causing hurt and confusion for my own family and the people, I have a professional relationship with.
I have faith in our legal system and whoever is on the wrong side on the law, should be treated as the judiciary deems fit. My trust is in the system in these matters.
Let the law take its course and kindly refrain from attaching my partner's and my name to something we have nothing to do with.
I appreciate all your support and humbly request you to be honest and sensitive in this regard.
(With inputs from IANS)
