Shortly after being picked up by the Bureau of Narcotics Control (NCB), Dharma Productions Executive Producer and Director Kshitij Ravi Prasad has started speaking. Sources told the Republic Media Network that Kshitij has made massive disclosures to the agency, confirming that he allegedly purchased drugs at the behest of others. He also allegedly revealed a big name to the agency and told NCB to ask questions of those he was shopping for.
Drugs found in the home of Karan Johar Kshitij’s assistant during NCB raids
Kshitij Ravi Prasad, Karan Johar’s right-hand man, was picked up from his residence in Versova on Friday after the agency conducted raids there. Marijuana and small amounts of weed were also seized from the Kshitij site during the searches. He was seen being escorted by NCB officials from his residence and is currently on his way to NCB’s Ballad Pier Office.
OCN officials have also revealed that Kshitij Ravi Prasad has so far not been detained or arrested. Since Kshitij Prasad was summoned for today, he accompanied the OCN to his office after the raids. However, they also confirmed that the executive producer of Dharma Productions will be detained after his questioning.
Kshitij had landed just hours earlier in Mumbai from Delhi, where he was on Thursday when the summons was issued. Her home was also raided by agency officials on Thursday. The drug dealer Ankush Arneja had revealed his name, after which he was summoned by the OCN. Ankush had confessed to the agency, many times, that Kshitij bought drugs from him.
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Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan arrived in Mumbai from Goa before being summoned by the OCN. Both were there for different reasons and came to Mumbai separately with their respective families. Sara was accompanied by her mother Amrita and her brother Ibrahim, while Ranveer Singh emerged with Deepika Padukone. Ranveer, Republic learned, has asked to join Deepika at the NCB office during her subpoena, not to be present during the questioning, but to be there at the office when it is happening, citing that she has anxiety issues. Rakul Preet Singh is at the NCB for questioning at the time of publication.
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