This is what an honest officer gets for unearthing the drug racket in Hyderabad

IPS officer Akun Sabharwal has been sent on leave by the Telangana government for the fear of losing the Tollywood film industry. He has been sent to 10 days of leave. The TRS government fears that the film industry will shift to Vizag, if the government did not hush up the matter.

In yet another outrageous revelation, following the drug racket bust in Hyderabad, the Telangana government has sent IPS officer and the director Excise and Enforcement, Akun Sabharwal on leave. The man behind the bust, he was apparently a threat for the relationship that the government shared with the Telugu film industry. Given the celebrity names that were involved in the drug racket, the government thought it best to remove the officer temporarily to safeguard the actors.

The Telugu film industry is one of the chief revenue providers for the Telangana government. Precisely why, the ruling party fears that if the celebrity names get entangled in the racket, Tollywood will shift to Vizag, which falls in the sister state. 

While speculations are rife that the Telangana government has sent the IPS officer on 'leave' of 10 days deliberately, Sabharwal himself denies the allegations against the government. He says that he has to be on leave for some personal work. 

[Read: Hyderabad Drug Racket: Tollywood Celeberities' Names Revealed! ]

The Telugu film industry's reach within the government and in the police is quite evident from this. Among those listed as dealing with the Drug mafia include Velugondutunna Tollywood director Puri Jagannath. Apart from him, SIT notices were sent to Charmi Puri, Hero Ravi Teja, Navdeep, Tarun and Tanish Hirolaku. Navdeep has come out in response to the news and said that he will provide full co-operation to the police in its investigation. Some others named include cinematographer Shyam K. Naidu, Subba Raju and many more.