Mumbai, 26 Nov

Bollywood socialite and influencer Orhan Awatramani, commonly known as Orry, appeared before Mumbai Police on Wednesday to record his statement in the ₹252-crore mephedrone seizure case, officials said.

Orry reached the Ghatkopar unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) around 1.30 pm. He had earlier been asked to appear last Thursday but had sought additional time.

Police said his name surfaced during the interrogation of Mohammed Salim Mohammed Suhail Shaikh, a key accused in the case. Shaikh allegedly claimed he organised rave parties in India and abroad for several film and fashion celebrities, a politician, and a relative of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Orry was among those he named, according to investigators.

The probe has widened in recent days. Before Orry’s appearance, Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor visited the ANC office on Tuesday for questioning.

Shaikh, nicknamed ‘Lavish’ for his extravagant lifestyle, was deported from Dubai last month and arrested after mephedrone worth ₹252 crore was seized from a clandestine factory in Maharashtra’s Sangli district. He was reportedly a close aide of Salim Dola, who supervised mephedrone manufacturing and distribution across India.