The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is investigating an alleged link between drugs and Bollywood, summoned actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh, among others, for questioning on Wednesday. Republic Media Network learned that Deepika, who is currently in Goa, will be heading to Mumbai on a chartered plane on Thursday and leaving Goa around 12:30 pm.
Deepika Padukone will be at NCB on Friday
Deepika Padukone was called up on Friday. According to sources, she will meet with her legal team and is looking to buy more time. On Thursday, the central anti-drug agency spoke with Deepika Padukone by phone and was briefed on the development, the sources said. Deepika Padukone, Simone Khambatta and Rakul Preet will be questioned at the NCB guesthouse in Colaba.
Republic Media Network sources had reported that Deepika Padukone sought legal advice via video conference with a 12-member team in Mumbai after she was summoned by the NCB. The sources added that Ranveer Singh was also on video conference together with Deepika’s lawyers.
2017 drug chat accessed: ‘D’, ‘K’ and Jaya Saha involved
Deepika Padukone’s name came up in one of the WhatsApp chats where the actor allegedly asks a ‘K’ for ‘maal, hash’ who was later confirmed as his manager, Karishma Prakash. The chats accessed are from October 2017 and show Deepika asking for “maal” from ‘K’ who replies that she has it, but at home. Also, ‘K’ says that he can ask ‘Amit’ if he wants it, since “he carries it.” Deepika also clarifies that she needs “Hash” and not “marijuana” while the two discuss the logistics.
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After that, another series of conversations emerged in which Jaya Saha is discussing supplying drugs to another pair of actors, ‘S’ and ‘N’, of which ‘S’ turned out to be Shraddha Kapoor, according to sources. Meanwhile, Sara’s questioning comes after NCB confirmed that her name had come up in the questioning of the Rhea Chakraborty case.
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Meanwhile, the NCB is questioning talent manager Jaya Saha, who has emerged as a ‘kingpin’, sources confirmed to Republic, after sensational revelations about her activities and the high-profile WhatsApp groups surfaced. operated that involved copious conversations about drugs. You can be arrested by the NCB.
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There are at least two angles running together in terms of the NCB investigation into the link between Bollywood and drugs: with respect to Sushant Singh Rajput-Rhea Chakraborty and the associated angle and with respect to Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s complaint. about a video from the 2019 Bollywood party that had come up earlier. in which many Bollywood stars were present.
The NCB arrested actress Rhea Chakraborty, the Rajput’s girlfriend, for alleged drug acquisition and use. On Wednesday, film producer Madhu Mantena arrived at the NCB guesthouse to record his statement.
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