Sandalwood drug case: Jailed actress Ragini shifted to hospital

Bengaluru, Dec 24 : Kannada film actress, Ragini Dwivedi, who is lodged in the Bengaluru Central prison after her arrest in what came to be known as “Sandalwood Drug case”, was shifted to a hospital after she complained of severe stomach pain.
She was arrested on September 4, after her house was raided by police in her alleged connection to a gang that organised high-profile parties in which drugs were allegedly consumed.
According to the jail authorities, Ragini was shifted to hospital on the advice of jail hospital doctors. “Ragini complained about severe stomach pain… as a result of this, she had to be shifted as the jail hospital has limited resources,” an officer told reporters.
She was shifted to the Sanjay Gandhi hospital in an ambulance along with woman constables accompanying her.
Ragini is one of the 20 accused whom the police had arrested so far in connection with this case and she is lodged in jail since then. Her bail plea had been rejected by various courts multiple times and she has now moved the Supreme Court.
Although, arrested less than a week after Ragini, another actress, Sanjjanaa Galrani secured bail from the high court on health grounds.