Aditya Alva, an accused in the high profile drugs case in Karnataka, has been arrested, police said here on Tuesday. He was arrested on Monday night in Chen nai, based on a tip-off.

Aditya, who is the son of late Janata Party leader Jeevaraj Alva, is accused number six in the Sandalwood drug case and had been absconding for four months.

A city court on Monday sent Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody besides extending the police remand of another starlet Sanjjana Galrani by three days.

Sanjana acted in Ganda-Hendathi a Kannada movie which is a remake of super hit Emran Hashmi and Mallaika Sherawat starrer Murder .