Pranjal Khewalkar Among 7 Remanded In Police Custody Till July 29 After Pune 'Drug Party' Raid

Seven individuals, including Pranjal Khewalkar, were arrested in Pune for a drug party and remanded in police custody until July 29. Police seized narcotics, hookah, and liquor.

Pranjal Khewalkar, the husband of former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's daughter Rohini Khadse, was among those arrested from the party, where narcotics, hookah set ups and liquor were seized, police said.

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Pune, Jul 27 (PTI) Seven persons arrested following a raid on a "drug party" in Maharashtra's Pune city in the early hours of Sunday were remanded in police custody till July 29 by a local court.

Pranjal Khewalkar, the husband of former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's daughter Rohini Khadse, was among those arrested from the party, where narcotics, hookah set ups and liquor were seized, police said.

The police's Crime Branch carried out the raid at a studio apartment located in the upscale Kharadi area at around 3:30am based on a tip-off about a rave party, an official said.

While seeking custody of the accused, the prosecution told the court narcotic substances like cocaine and ganja were seized in the raid.

Custody of the accused was needed to find out the source and supply details of the contraband, the prosecution said.

It also told court two of the seven persons held have prior criminal records.

The prosecution further said the accused had booked three rooms in the said apartment through a hospitality firm for the period between July 25 and July 27 and police needs to inquire about this.

Advocate Vijay Thombre, representing Pranjal Khelwalkar, refuted the charges levelled against his client and claimed he had been falsely implicated.

Thombre told court Khelwalkar had been stalked on two previous occasions by police.

The current case appears to be a deliberate attempt to frame his client, the advocate further contended.

Khelwalkar does not consume drugs and is a victim of a political malaise, Thombre told court.

After hearing both sides, the judge remanded all seven accused in police custody till July 29. 

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