The web is closing around ex-Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni… She is a main accused in a high-profile drug racket case in 2016, along with her alleged drug baron boyfriend, Vicky Goswami. However, she has failed to appear in court in connection with the Rs.2,000 crore case. Now, three of her properties, valued at approximately Rs.20 crore, have been ordered to be attached by the special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Thane.

Two years ago, the police had claimed that Mamta had been involved in illegal activities. Proceedings for her extradition and that of Goswami had begun. They had been given an opportunity to appear before the court. However, last year, the Kenya-based couple was declared as absconders by a Thane court. The police are now moving to attach Mamta’s properties.

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It had made headlines in April 2016, when police raided the spaces of Avon Lifesciences Ltd in Solapur, Maharashtra and seized 18.5 tonnes of ephedrine. Ephedrine is known to produce the party drug, methamphetamine. It was alleged by the police that ephedrine, which is a controlled drug, was being processed and sent abroad.

The drug bust occurred after 100 kg of ephedrine was manufactured at the Avon Lifesciences' premises and sent by air to Kenya. Vicky Goswami had made the payment for the same to Mukesh Jain, a director of the company, through hawala, which is an informal channel for transferring funds. The police had also alleged that Mukesh Jain had flown abroad on many occasions to meet Goswami.

In October 2017, a fourth chargesheet had been filed against alleged drug lord Vicky Goswami and the former Bollywood actress by the Mumbai Police. According to the chargesheet, Kulkarni exchanged e-mails with a bank manager directing him with instructions to make payments. In some of the emails, Kulkarni had mentioned the alleged drug lord as well.

With her properties set to be attached, the one-time popular actress is set to lose her homes in Mumbai.