Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa were arrested by the NCB.
Mumbai:
Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa, who were arrested by the Bureau of Narcotics Control for alleged possession and use of marijuana, were released on bail by a Mumbai court.
Bharti Singh, 36, a popular comic actress, was arrested on Saturday after the anti-drug bureau raided her home in Mumbai. Her husband, 33, is a screenwriter, producer and television personality; Yesterday he was arrested after more than 15 hours of questioning.
The anti-drug bureau said Saturday that a “small amount of cannabis” (86.5 grams) was found at his home in an apartment complex in Andheri. Later, they were taken to the agency’s office in Mumbai for questioning. “Both Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa agreed to use marijuana,” the NCB said in a statement.
On Sunday, the couple was presented to the court of first instance, which had referred them to judicial custody until December 4. “The Metropolitan Court of First Instance granted them bail by posting a bail of 15,000 rupees each. By the NCB still. A notice was sent to them on Sunday,” their lawyer Aiyaz Khan said today.
Ms. Singh’s name came up during questioning of a drug dealer, according to an NCB official.
The couple’s arrest came as the NCB expanded its investigation into the alleged drug use in Bollywood, which began after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June on the basis of WhatsApp chats. His girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty, was arrested in September for allegedly procuring drugs for him; got bail almost a month later.
In the last three months, leading Bollywood actors, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakulpreet Singh and Shraddha Kapoor, have been questioned by the OCN as part of the investigation.
Earlier this month, Arjun Rampal, after being questioned, said: “I have nothing to do with drugs.” His Mumbai home was also searched and his girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades was also summoned for questioning.
Prior to that, the NCB had also summoned film producer Firoz Nadiadwala, searched his home and arrested his wife Shabana Saeed; she was later released on bail.
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