Mangaluru: The city police investigating the
drug case involving dancer-choreographer Kishore Aman Shetty
have arrested one more person from here on charges of drug
peddling.

He has been identified as Mohammed Shakir.

Police sources said the arrest was made based on the
information provided by Shetty and his aide Aqeel Nausheel,
who are presently in judicial custody on charges of drug
consumption and peddling.

Two persons, Aska, a woman from Manipur employed in a spa
here and Tarun Raj, a close friend of Shetty, were earlier
arrested in the case on the charge of drug consumption, along
with Shetty.

Popular television anchor Anushree was questioned by the
probe team on Saturday based on Tarun Rajs statement to the
police that she had attended Shettys party.

Anushree was let off after interrogation that lasted
nearly four hours.

The state CCB police is investigating drug abuse among
bigwigs, including those in the film industry, after the
Narcotics Control Bureau arrested three people from Bengaluru
with a drug haul.

They were allegedly supplying drugs to Kannada film
actors and singers.