Law

Dawood-linked drug network: Bollywood celebs, politicians named in probe (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | November 13, 2025 9:24 PM

Mumbai, Nov 13 In a stunning development that has rocked the glittering world of Bollywood, several prominent actors and celebrities, including Shraddha Kapoor, her brother Siddhanth Kapoor, dancer-actress Nora Fatehi, politician Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of veteran Congress leader Baba Siddique, Alishah Parkar, son of the late Haseena Parkar, producer Abbas Mustan, and rapper Loka, have been named in connection with lavish drug parties allegedly organised and supplied by a key suspect in a massive Rs 252 crore mephedrone trafficking racket, according to revelations documented in the police remand copy.

From ‘Butcher of Nithari’ to innocent man, Surendra Koli set free by SC

IANS | November 11, 2025 3:08 PM

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Surendra Koli, a man who was given the sobriquet “Butcher of Nithari”, was on Tuesday set free by the Supreme Court, which allowed his curative petition, giving a formal closure to a saga of botched-up probe and media trial built on theories of cannibalism.