In the alleged Bollywood drugs nexus being investigated by federal agency Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), drug peddlers, several film actors, company executives among others have been summoned and question so far in the case.
On Saturday, actresses Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor will appear before the federal investigating agency in the drug case being probed as part of the ongoing investigations in Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
Here's what you can expect to happen tomorrow:
- Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan are expected to arrive at the Narcotics Control Bureau office on Saturday in relation to the drugs case being probed by the federal agency. On Thursday, Deepika and Sara returned to Mumbai from Goa after they were send summons by the NCB.
- As reportedly confessed by Karishma Prakash in front of the NCB, actress Deepika Padukone was the admin of WhatsApp drug chat group and she will be quizzed on the same on Saturday. The two are likely to be interrogated together.
Apparently, these chats took place in 2017. The group members included Deepika, Jaya Shah and Karishma and it was in this group where Deepika was allegedly asking for drugs from Karishma.
- Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh appeared before the NCB on Friday for questioning. She was interrogated for over 4 hours during which Rakul reportedly confessed to having a chat with Rhea regarding drugs, although she rejected consuming any kind of drugs or being in touch with any drug peddler.
-On Friday, the NCB officials quizzed Dharma Production House executive Kshitij Prasad. Accroding to sources, Kshitij is a very close associate of filmmaker Karan Johar. In 2019, a party was held at Karan Johar's residence after which a video that surfaced online, had gone viral on social media. After receiving a complaint about the clip, the NCB team is now investigating it with a drugs angle.
- According to sources, besides Kshitij Prasad, Anubhav Chopra, who is assistant director at Dharma Production, was also questioned at the NCB office. Anubhav and Kshitij are known to be close to each other.
- Apparently, the NCB might register a case against TV actors Sanam Johar and Abigail Pande, who have previously appeared before the agency in the drug case.According to sources, the NCB recovered a very small quantity of drugs from their houses. Both of them can be called for questioning again soon.
Meanwhile, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday said that it has not got any request from Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone`s husband Ranveer Singh to join the probe along with his wife on Saturday in a drugs related case.
An NCB official, requesting anonymity said that it has not received any request from Singh. He said, "We confirm that we have not received any such request from any summoned person. The last email received from the concerned summoned person is only regarding joining the investigation."
