Actress Mumaith Khan is going to be the first contestant to quit NTR-hosted Bigg Boss Telugu. Following notices from the Excise Department, under Section 67 of NDPS Act, Mumaith is going to leave the Bigg Boss house in Lonavala of Pune and to fly down to Hyderabad to attend before the Special Investigation Team on July 27 as part of the ongoing probe into Telugu film industry’s connect with drug peddlers. Excise Enforcement Director Akun Sabharwal corroborated that Mumaith will join like the others who have been issued summons.
However, unlike her male colleagues who have been appearing before the investigating officers at the SIT office in Abkari Bhavan at Nampally, Mumait Khan will have the choice of talking to the SIT sleuths at a place of her convenience. “But she will be questioned in Hyderabad,” a SIT official said. Interestingly, police couldn’t find the address of Mumaith Khan to serve notices to her. After which cops have approached the organisers of Bigg Boss Telugu show and informed them about the summons. Mumaith said to have confirmed to cops that she will be appearing before the SIT for questioning.
Mumaith is going to be the first contestant to quit Big Boss Telugu. However, it is buzzed that she could return to Bigg Boss like in the Hindi version of the show too, contestants required to leave the house due to emergencies have been able to stage a comeback.
So far, from Tollywood, director Puri Jagannath, cinematographer Shyam K Naidu and actor Subbaraju have appeared before the SIT for questioning. Actor Tarun is attending before the SIT today.