The Hyderabad city police have launched a manhunt for an actor after identifying him as a “regular consumer” in a drug case. Aman Preet Singh, brother of Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh, was identified as one of the “drug consumers” after a narcotics racket was busted here recently with the arrest of two local businessmen, police said on Saturday.
Manhunt for Aman Preet Singh
In an operation carried out by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force and West Zone police here on December 19, two businessmen were arrested for allegedly peddling drugs and 43 grams cocaine and 11.5 gram MDMA were seized from them.
During their interrogation so far, the names of four people, including that of Aman Preet Singh, surfaced as and they are currently absconding, a senior police official said.
The official further said in July 2024, Aman was among five persons apprehended here for allegedly consuming drugs.
At that time, they were identified as “drug consumers” during the interrogation of five drug dealers, who were nabbed by Cyberabad Police.
“He (Aman) is suspected to have purchased drugs five times from the two peddlers. So far he has not been named as an accused. This is the second time he has been identified as a drug consumer. Teams are formed to trace him and after tracking him out we will see whether to send him for a rehabilitation or counselling centre,” the official added.
When Aman Preet Singh was arrested by narcotics department
Back in July 2024, in a significant drug enforcement operation, Aman Preet Singh was apprehended in Hyderabad. The arrest was part of a broader crackdown on narcotics by the Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TG-ANB) in collaboration with the Cyberabad police. Police at that time treated him as a drug user rather than a trafficker, and he was sent for counselling instead of prosecution. Investigators noted his name had come up in multiple narcotics investigations, and that he is suspected of having purchased drugs several times from peddlers.
Meanwhile, Rakul was summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai back in 2020 as part of a wider Bollywood drugs-related probe connected to the Sushant Singh Rajput investigation. This involved questions about WhatsApp chats and references to substances.Rakul denied consuming drugs and clarified the context of certain chat references, asserting they did not indicate illegal drug use
(with inputs from PTI)
