Mumbai:
Actors Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan flew back to Mumbai from Goa today, a day after they were summoned in a drug investigation related to the investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Two more actors, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh, have also been summoned by the Office of Narcotics Control in the ever-widening investigation into film industry-related drug allegations.
Deepika Padukone was called up tomorrow and Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor on Saturday. Rakul Preet Singh, who was due to appear before the anti-drug office today, will be questioned tomorrow.
Sara Ali Khan, 25, was seen at the airport with her mother Amrita Singh, a veteran actress. Her father is actor Saif Ali Khan.
The names of the stars have appeared in WhatsApp chats found in the course of the investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, on June 14. The investigation, which involves multiple agencies, has wowed the nation and yielded almost daily twists and turns. talking points on social media.
The Office of Narcotics Control began its investigation based on conversations recovered from the phone of arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty, who dated Sushant Singh Rajput in his final months.
Rhea Chakraborty has been in jail since 9 September on charges of arranging drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput. Her brother Showik Chakraborty and two Sushant Singh Rajput employees are also among 15 arrested on the basis of 59 grams of drugs found during raids in Mumbai.
During her interrogation before the arrest, Rhea Chakraborty reportedly named stars such as Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh in connection with drug use.
Sara Ali Khan was also the co-star of Sushant Singh Rajput in “Kedarnath”; Sushant Rajput developed the drug habit while filming the film, according to Rhea Charkaborty’s bail petition in Bombay High Court.
The names of Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor were found in the WhatsApp chats on the phone of Jaya Saha, a talent manager at Sushant Singh Rajput and a senior executive at the Kwan talent firm.
Jaya Saha has also been questioned by the drug investigation agency.
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