Drugs worth 9 lakhs seized at Bollywood actor Kapil Jhaveri's house-party

Police raided a rave party going on at a small-time Bollywood actor Kapil Jhaveri's villa in Vagator village in North Goa, and arrested 23 people,including the actor and three women foreign nationals. The raid was conducted by the crime branch and narcotics worth over Rs nine lakhs were seized from the party that was going on amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Jhaveri and three foreign nationals- two women from Russia and another from Czech Republic- were arrested under stringent Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, for allegedly possessing banned substance during the police raid," Superintendent of Police Crime Branch Shobhit Saxena said. During the raid, drugs like cocaine, MDMA, charas and other chemical substance were recovered from the party venue.

Another crime branch official said that Jhaveri himself had organised the rave party at his villa. Saxena said that Jhaveri has acted in a few Bollywood films and currently lives in Goa. . However, soon after the news went viral, photos of Jhaveri's meetings with Chief Minister Pramod and state Co-operation Minister Govind Gaude surfaced online. Gaude tweeted saying Jhaveri, who has been remanded to five days police custody  had met him after a formal appointment. The meeting, Gaude said, had occurred three months ago and had lasted for a few minutes. Some of Jhaveri's films include "Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya,  Ishq Vishk, and Saawan - A season of love.