Shraddha Kapoor’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor appeared before the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) in Mumbai on Tuesday. He joined the investigation into a ₹252-crore mephedrone case that has brought several celebrities under scrutiny. Officials also summoned Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, for questioning on November 26.
Siddhanth Kapoor Drug Case: ‘Lavish Parties, BMWs and Mercs’ Used for Trafficking
Accused trafficker Mohammad Salim Mohammad Suhail Shaikh, now in ANC custody, made sensational claims. He alleged that Nora Fatehi, Shraddha Kapoor, filmmaker duo Abbas-Mustan, rapper Loka, and NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique attended lavish parties in Dubai and Mumbai that he arranged. Police have not yet verified these claims. Officials said the investigation is in its early stages.
Sources added that traffickers used luxury cars such as BMWs and Mercedes to move drugs “to avoid raising suspicion”. “The raw material required to make MD in Sangli was provided by Khubbawala from Surat. From Sangli, the bulk of the manufactured drugs would be sent to Mira Road,” an officer said.
Siddhanth Kapoor Drug Case: Orry Summoned Next
Sources said the ANC will question Orry on revelations made by Shaikh. Officials have not confirmed any direct link between the celebrities named and the drug operations. However, their statements may help clarify the extent of the network.
Siddhanth Kapoor Drug Case Dates Back to 2022
The case began in August 2022, when the crime branch and the Ghatkopar ANC arrested a man named Shaikh from Nagpada. Officers recovered mephedrone worth ₹1.19 lakh from him. More arrests followed over the next two years as police tracked a wider network of peddlers linked to the supply chain.
Siddhanth Kapoor Drug Case: Major Breakthrough With Sangli Drug Factory
The probe took a major turn in March 2024. Investigators busted a mephedrone-manufacturing facility on a farm in Sangli district. Officials believe the unit was controlled by wanted trafficker Salim Dola, a key member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, along with his son Taher. Authorities deported and arrested Taher from the UAE in June. Another relative, Mustaffa Mohammad Khubbawala, was deported in July.
Money Moved Through Hawala Channels
Officers said traffickers sent the money from distributors to handlers operating from Dubai through hawala channels. Shaikh also admitted to setting up multiple drug-making units and running a distribution network for cocaine, MDMA, Ecstasy tablets, hashish, charas, and mephedrone.
Spotlight on Luxury-Lifestyle Drug Networks
Investigators believe this case highlights a growing trend in India: drug syndicates blending into high-end social circles and luxury lifestyles. Officials call it a “new model of trafficking”, where expensive cars, upscale parties, and international travel help conceal illegal operations.
