NCB (Southwest Region) Deputy Director General Mutha Ashok Jain addressed the media on Saturday night after 3 of Bollywood’s top actors, including Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan, were questioned by the central agency during the day. The official put the facts before the media and refused to divulge details of the interrogation carried out on Saturday, claiming that the review will be produced before the Honorable Court on Sunday.
Jain also stated that Kshitij Prasad has been arrested by the NCB and will be brought to the NDPS court on Sunday. He also revealed that no further subpoenas have been issued for Deepika, Shraddha, Sara and Karishma Prakash as on Saturday and declined to comment on their future actions regarding Bollywood actors. The NCB chief addressed the status of the agency’s questioning on the matter so far and shared that he has recovered substantial evidence thus far.
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He said that some 18 people have been arrested in this case and many have also been questioned. The NCB will review the statements recorded so far and then decide a course of action soon. Jain was silent on further details of the investigation and stated that everything will be brought before the Honorable court.
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In addition, the NCB official also clarified that the ongoing investigation into the Bollywood drug nexus has no connection to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s complaint about the alleged organized drug party. by filmmaker Karan Johar at his residency in 2019.
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Deepika Padukone, along with her manager Karishma Prakash, was questioned by the central agency at her Guest House in Mumbai on Saturday for almost 6 hours. The actress, who was cited after the WhatsApp chats of Jaya Saha (Rhea Chakraborty’s former manager) revealed her history of drug use, would have admitted the same to the NCB. Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan were summoned to the NCB Zonal office and sources asper, have denied any drug use in their respective statements.
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