Drug racket case : Tollywood director Puri Jagannath appears before SIT probe

Questioning of ace Tollywood director Puri Jagannath in connection with the ongoing investigation of Drug racket case has begun at the Special Investigation Team (SIT) office at Nampally here on Wednesday.

The probing authorities have lined up questioning of 12 Tollywood stars and technicians , one per day till 29 July starting from Puri Jagannath, Charmee, Subbaraju, Shyam K Naidu(Cinematographer) , Ravi Teja, Chinna (Art Director), Navdeep, Tarun and Nandu etc.

Puri Jagannath who was busy shooting Balakrishna starrer Paisa Vasool has to reschedule to meet the excise authorities. Puri was questioned in camera at a separate room by a DSP and Inspectors in a cordial atmosphere. The excise officers even arranged lunch for the director who was accompanied by his family members. The officers said to have questioned Puri about his acquaintance with the main accused Calvin and his recent trip to Bangkok.