New Delhi: Bollywood star Deepika Padukone could not hold back her tears when questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) about her past drug-related talks on Saturday in Mumbai. Their manager Karishma Prakash was also questioned by the agency and during questioning, the duo are said to have been questioned together.
Regarding drug use, both Deepika and Karishma said they were referring to hand-rolled cigarettes in their chats and in code language, it’s called hash and marijuana. Sources say that the actress was initially nervous and did not give adequate responses. Then she was silent, but when the questions did not stop, she collapsed. She got emotional several times. Deepika was on the grill for five hours.
Meanwhile, Karishma Prakash told NCB that Deepika was the manager of a drug-related WhatsApp chat group. There were only three people in the chat group, including talent manager Jaya Saha, Karishma Prakash, and Deepika Padukone.
WhatsApp group chat on drugs dates back to 2017.
Additionally, Deepika, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, and fashion designer Simone Khambatta were also questioned by the NCB.
After recording the statements, the NCB confiscated the mobile phones of Deepika, Sara, Shraddha, Rakul, Simone, Karishma and Jaya. The agency will send the seized phones for forensic examination.
(With input from Nityanand Sharma and Pramod Sharma)
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