Social media influencer Orry summoned by Mumbai police in Rs 252-crore drug case
Mumbai: Social media influencer Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, has been summoned by the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) in connection with the high-profile Rs 252-crore drug trafficking and manufacturing case.
The summons follows key revelations made by Mohammed Salim Sohail Shaikh, a drug supplier recently arrested and deported from Dubai. Shaikh is believed to have played a central role in the large-scale mephedrone seizure in Sangli in March 2024, reported Times of India on Thursday.
During his interrogation, Shaikh allegedly revealed that he had organised rave parties both in India and abroad, some of which were reportedly attended by several high-profile Bollywood celebrities. According to a report published by the Hindustan Times, Shaikh's disclosures implicated a number of prominent figures, including the son of Dawood’s deceased sister Haseena Parkar, actors Nora Fatehi, Shraddha Kapoor, and her brother Siddharth Kapoor, as well as filmmakers Abbas-Mustan and rapper Loka. Shaikh also mentioned Orry, who is believed to have attended some of these parties, along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Zeeshan Siddique.
“We will decide whether to question other celebrities and political leaders mentioned by Shaikh after we question Orry,” HT quoted ANC officer as saying.
Shaikh, a resident of Nagpada in Mumbai, had been living in Dubai for the past three years, where he reportedly coordinated with drug peddlers and arranged supplies of raw materials for drug manufacturing units in several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Rajasthan.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Odisha: Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services fully restored
Malkangiri (PTI): Normalcy returned to Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes in a village, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said.
Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district on December 8 to curb the spread of rumours and misinformation following the clashes, were restored after the situation improved.
The suspension had been extended in phases till 12 noon on Monday.
The administration also withdrew prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within a 10-km radius of MV-26 village, where arson incidents were reported on December 7 and December 8.
Though the violence was confined to two villages, tension had gripped the entire district, as the incident took the form of a clash between local tribals and Bengali settlers following the recovery of a headless body of a woman on December 4, officials said.
ALSO READ: Why remove Mahatma Gandhi's name, asks Priyanka on move to replace MGNREGA
The violence broke out after residents of Rakhelguda village allegedly set ablaze several houses belonging to Bengali residents, forcing hundreds to flee. The headless body of Lake Podiami (51), a woman from the Koya tribe, was recovered from the banks of the Poteru river on December 4, while her head was found six days later at a location about 15 km away.
Officials said the district administration held several rounds of discussions with representatives of the tribal and Bengali communities, following which both sides agreed to maintain peace.
Relief and rehabilitation work has since been launched at MV-26 village, with preliminary assessment pegging property damage at around Rs 3.8 crore.
A two-member ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo visited the affected village, interacted with officials and locals, and submitted a report to the chief minister.
So far, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, the officials said, adding that despite the withdrawal of prohibitory orders and restoration of internet services, security forces, including BSF and CRPF personnel, continue to be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
On Sunday, Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi visited MV-26 and neighbouring Rakhelguda villages, and held discussions with members of both communities as part of efforts to rebuild confidence and restore peace.
More than two lakh Bengali-speaking Bangladeshis were rehabilitated by the Centre in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in 1968, and they currently reside in 124 villages of Malkangiri.
