Now her husband has also been arrested, said NCB area director Sameer Wankhede. Both Singh and her husband are charged with using marijuana, another official said. The couple along with two others arrested in the case would be presented in court here after their medical examination, he said.
A case has been registered against the defendant under the provisions of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), it added.
Acting as a tip off, the NCB conducted a search of Singh’s office and residence on Saturday as part of its investigation into alleged drug use in the entertainment industry, and seized 86.5 g of cannabis during the search, it said. a former investigative agency official. said.
“Both Ms. Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya agreed to the consumption of ganja,” a statement from the NCB previously said.
The amount allegedly seized from Singh’s possession is considered a “small amount” under the Act, compared to the “commercial amount,” an NCB official said.
Up to 1000g of marijuana is considered a small quantity, which carries a jail term of up to six months and / or a fine of Rs 10,000. Possession of a commercial quantity (20 kg or more) can carry up to 20 years in prison. For the intermediate amount, the punishment can be up to 10 years in jail.
“Singh’s name had come up during the questioning of a drug dealer,” the official said.
He has appeared on various comedy and reality television shows and has hosted some of those shows as well.
The NCB has been investigating alleged drug use in Bollywood after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June this year on the basis of drug-related WhatsApp chats.
The central agency previously arrested Rajput’s girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, some employees of the late movie star, and some others under various sections of the NDPS Act. Rhea Chakraborty and some other defendants are currently out on bail.
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