Actress Deepika Padukone will appear before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday to record her statement in a drug investigation linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Previously, the NCB had summoned Padukone on September 25 in the drug case. On Thursday, the actor acknowledged the subpoena sent to him by the central agency and will join the investigation on Saturday.
Padukone returned to Mumbai from Goa on Thursday night. She was accompanied by her husband Ranveer Singh.
On Wednesday, the NCB issued subpoenas to four actors: Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Shraddha Kapoor.
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Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash and actor Rakul Preet Singh will appear before the central agency on Friday to be questioned in the investigation into the angle of drugs in the Rajput death.
While Khan, who flew to Mumbai from Goa on Thursday, and Shraddha Kapoor will appear before the NCB on September 26.
The NCB, which began its investigation almost a month ago, is one of three central agencies investigating a case in connection with the Rajput’s death. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the death of the Rajput, while the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is investigating the money laundering allegations.
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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14.
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