Orry questioned for a long time in the drug case: He said that celebrities call him for photographs. After questioning, the influencer showed the middle finger in the post.
Popular influencer Orry appeared before the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Wednesday for questioning in connection with the ₹252 crore mephedrone drug smuggling case. Orry arrived at the Ghatkopar ANC unit around 1:30 pm and was interrogated for approximately seven and a half hours.
India Today reported, citing sources, that Orry did not cooperate with the investigating team during the interrogation. He stated that he had nothing to do with the case and did not consume drugs.
Orry also stated that he attends many parties in India and abroad, but he cannot remember who was there or what happened.
Sources also stated that Orry said he is only invited to pose for photographs with celebrities. He denied knowing the accused and stated that he has no connection to the drug supply chain.
Orry may be questioned again
Investigating officials in the case have stated that Orry may be questioned again. During interrogation, Orry reportedly revealed that he earns between ₹50 lakh and ₹1 crore from Instagram promotions and works in the communications design department of Jio, earning a monthly salary of ₹3.5 lakh.
He added that Jio also covers the expenses of his driver, bodyguard, and vehicle. According to sources, Orry is being investigated to determine if he has any connections to the drug supply network.
Orry’s name surfaced during the interrogation of Mohammed Salim alias ‘Lavish’ Shaikh, an accused in the case who was brought in from Dubai. He is accused of organising rave parties for film stars in India and abroad and smuggling the drug mephedrone.
Orry posted a few hours after being questioned in the drugs case
Meanwhile, Orry shared a video just hours after being questioned by the Mumbai Police. Orry may be seen dancing and giving the middle finger while writing, “Just let me live.”
Although Orry did not mention the drug case or the interrogation in his video, social media users immediately linked it to the case.
Siddhant Kapoor was questioned on Tuesday
Earlier on Tuesday, Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor’s brother, Siddhant Kapoor, appeared before the Anti-Narcotics Cell in connection with the ₹252 crore drug case. Siddhant was summoned for questioning at the Anti-Narcotics Cell’s Ghatkopar unit. The ANC gave Siddhant a 1 pm appointment for questioning and asked him for five hours.
It should be noted that this summons for questioning was sent to Siddhant on November 21st by the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell.
According to Dainik Bhaskar sources, the police asked Siddhant 11 questions during the five-hour interrogation.
- How long and how have you known a person named Salman Salim Shaikh?
- When and why did you first meet Salman Salim Shaikh?
- How many foreign trips have you made in the last five years, and what were the reasons for them?
- How many times have you visited Dubai in the last five years?
- Where did you stay and whom did you meet during your trips to Dubai?
- Were any drug parties held in Dubai?
- Did you meet any Mumbai actors, models, businessmen, or politicians at any Dubai parties?
- Have you ever met Tahir Dola (Salim Dola’s son)?
- Have you ever consumed drugs?
- Have you ever traded drugs with Salman Sheikh?
- Did your bank statements ever show any money transactions to or from
Any accounts linked to Salim or Tahir?
Siddhant’s name has previously been implicated in drug cases. In 2022, police arrested him from a five-star hotel in Bengaluru on charges of consuming illegal drugs at a rave party.
What is the full story?
According to an India Today report, in August, the Anti-Narcotics Cell extradited Tahir Dola, son of drug trafficker Salim Dola, who worked with Dawood Ibrahim, from Dubai.
During interrogation, Tahir Dola, the main accused in the case, stated that Bollywood actors, models, rappers, filmmakers, and relatives of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim attended drug parties he organised in India and abroad.
According to a PTI report, Tahir claimed that the drug (mephedrone) was supplied at these parties. Among those who attended these parties were Shraddha Kapoor, her brother Siddharth Kapoor, Alisha Parkar (Haseena Parkar’s son), Nora Fatehi, Orry aka Orhan Avatramani, the popular filmmaker duo Abbas-Mustan, rapper Loca, and Baba Siddiqui’s son Zeeshan Siddiqui.
Nora Fatehi clarified the allegations
After her name surfaced in the drug case, Nora Fatehi wrote, “I don’t go to parties, I’m always on flights, I’m a workaholic, I don’t have a personal life, I don’t associate with such people, and on my days off, I’m on the beach in Dubai or at home with my high school friends. I spend my days and nights pursuing my dreams and goals.”
Further, she wrote, “Don’t believe everything you read. It seems it’s so easy to exploit my name. But this time, I won’t let that happen. This has happened before; you people tried to destroy me by spreading lies, but they failed.
I watched silently as everyone tried to tarnish my image, defame my name, and use me as clickbait.”
