In a significant development, the name of Bouncer Pradeep Gupta surfaced during the police investigation. It was revealed that drugs had been brought into the venue by Vinit Gerelani and Shubh Agrawal.
According to police sources, the two individuals were allowed entry without any security checks. In return, they allegedly paid ₹1,000 to the security guard, Pradeep Gupta, to bypass the screening process.
Following this revelation during the probe, the police arrested Gupta on Saturday. After his arrest in connection with the same offence, he was produced before a court in Borivali on Sunday afternoon.
The court has remanded him to police custody till Friday. Police officials stated that further investigation is underway to determine whether other security personnel were also involved in facilitating the crime.