The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) summoned actor Arjun Rampal on Monday in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged Bollywood drug trade. This comes hours after the NCB raided his Mumbai residence, and a day after film producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife, Shabana Saeed, was arrested by the bureau.
A flurry of activity was seen outside the actor’s residence, with media and officials arriving at the scene. The actor was cited shortly after, a source cited the ANI news agency.
The NCB raids Arjun Rampal’s home. (Varinder Chawla)
The scene outside Arjun Rampal’s house. (Varinder Chawla)
Previously, the NCB had arrested Agisilaos Demetriades, brother of Rampal’s girlfriend Gabriella. Reports suggest that Agisilaos was part of a drug syndicate linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The NCB believes that Agisilaos was in contact with drug suppliers who allegedly had connections to Sushant’s girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty.
Rhea was arrested and later released on bail by the agency, after spending nearly a month in jail on charges of purchasing drugs for Sushant.
Also read: ‘I was forced to falsely implicate Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Dino Morea’: Former Dharma producer Kshitij Prasad accuses NCB of coercion
During the investigation, Kshitij Prasad, a former Dharmatic Entertainment executive, told a court that NCB officials forced him to falsely implicate Arjun, Ranbir Kapoor, and Dino Morea. He said he was retracting the statements.
“I have been repeatedly harassed and coerced into falsely implicating Dino Morea, Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor in these proceedings, despite the fact that I have repeatedly stated that I do not know such persons and that I am not aware of such allegations,” said Prasad. in an application. according to the Indian Express.
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