Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor have arrived at the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Special Investigation Team office in Mumbai. They have been summoned by the anti-drugs probe bureau to join an investigation related to the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput.
On Friday the agency had questioned actor Rakul Preet Singh, Deepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash, and Dharma Productions’ executive producer Kshitij Ravi. Karishma Prakash who was questioned for 7 hours is asked to appear again on Saturday when NCB would record Deepika’s statement, an official said to PTI.
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There were reports that Deepika’s husband and actor Ranveer Singh had asked the NCB if he could also remain present during her interrogation. However, the NCB had on Friday clarified that it did not receive any such request.
A wider drug-nexus in Bollywood emerged during an ongoing investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput who was found dead in his apartment in Bandra on June 14, in what the Mumbai Police said was a case of suicide.
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The anti-drugs probing agency has already arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty for their alleged role in procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14.