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A Sneeze After A Snort

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A Sneeze After A Snort
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The arrest, as was expected, has spread panic through the city’s swish set. Many are friends of Chaturvedi and the buzz is that some models and filmstars used to procure cocaine from the Provogue lounge bar. The fear is that Salil will "reveal names" during interrogation. The police has already made it clear that it will follow the cocaine trail and act against all those involved.

The high-profile case got cracking on January 26 this year when the airport police caught two Tanzanians with a substantial amount of cocaine on them. Their interrogation led to the arrest of the Sequira brothers, Allwyn and Joe. The former, a Provogue employee, along with the lounge bar’s ceo Vishal Maghnani, had been in touch with the Tanzanians to pick up cocaine for the opening bash of Provogue lounge-bar in Chennai. Maghnani’s arrest led to the questioning of Chaturvedi.

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Meanwhile, Chaturvedi’s lawyer has accused the cops of planting the cocaine vials in his bathroom. The contentious vials have helped generate a modicum of support for Chaturvedi who, some believe, is a victim of a larger game to deflect police attention from the genuine drug-criminal cartel in Mumbai. "Substance abuse happens at most lounge bars, it’s common at hip parties. Not all owners and party throwers are arrested like this," says a Page 3 regular. Framed or not, it sure has the swish set in jitters.

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