The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday recorded statements by actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan in the drug investigation linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput and an alleged link between Bollywood and drugs. She also arrested Dharma Productions executive producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad. So far, the agency has arrested at least 18 people in these cases.
The NCB, which questioned Bollywood actors Rakul Preet Singh, Deepika, their former manager Karishma Prakash and fashion designer Simone Khambatta on Friday and Saturday in connection with the drug case, confiscated their mobile phones. Furthermore, the mobile phones of Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, former Sushant talent manager Jaya Saha, and former Deepika manager Karishma Prakash were also seized for an alleged ‘drug talk’.
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See images as Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone attended NCB’s interrogation on Saturday in connection with a drug case in the death of Sushant SIngh Rajput. Deepika is reported to have admitted to having a ‘drug talk’ with her former manager Karishma Prakash, but has denied using illegal substances herself. Your phoone has been seized by the NCB under the Indian Evidence Act.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has requested custody for nine days of former Dharma Productions employee Kshitij Raviprasad. The agency believes that Kshitij is a major player in the drug trade in Mumbai, supplying illegal substances to high-profile clients in the film industry. When Kshitij’s home was raided by the NCB team on Friday, a small amount of marijuana was recovered.
#NewsAlert – NCB requests the preventive detention of Kshitij Prasad for nine days.
Kshitij Prasad indirectly associated with defendant Anuj Keshwani: NCB@mihirz share details with @vandanaseb.#BollywoodDrugLink pic.twitter.com/K5cMXs12HN
– CNNNews18 (@ CNNnews18) September 27, 2020
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti shares an invisible photo of her late brother on social media. “Those twinkling eyes reflect inner purity,” she wrote in her Instagram post. Sushant’s friend, a former co-star Ankita Lokhande, also reacted to SSR’s image by sharing heart-shaped emojis.
Latest reports have claimed that the mobile phones of Bollywood actresses Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, Deepika Padukone and fashion designer Simone Khambatta were seized by the OCN after they were questioned in a drug investigation in course during the weekend. Furthermore, the mobile phones of former Sushant Singh Rajput talent manager Jaya Saha and former Deepika manager Karishma Prakash were also seized after questioning.
Mobile phones of Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Karishma Prakash, Rakul Preet Singh, Simone Khambatta and Jaya Shah were seized: an officer of the Office of Narcotics Control (OCN). #SushantSingRajputCase
– ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2020
Check out Sushant Singh Rajput fan in California, USA, as he holds a ‘Satyagrah for SSR’ or ‘Movement for Truth’ poster in his hands. Sushant’s sister, Shweta Singh Kirti, posted the image on her social media account.
Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor were reportedly questioned jointly by the OCN on Saturday. Both actresses have denied using drugs but claimed to have seen Sushant Singh Rajput using illegal substances. NCB believes that both Sara and Shraddha are being evasive in their responses. However, both have admitted the digital evidence, namely the alleged ‘drug chat’.
#NewsAlert – Actors Sara Ali Khan and Shradha Kapoor denied having used drugs.
NCB is not convinced by your answers; it is probable that they will be summoned again: Sources.@mihirz share details with @RitangshuB.#BollywoodDrugLink pic.twitter.com/iQWMxFXPTv
– CNNNews18 (@ CNNnews18) September 27, 2020
Filmmaker Karan Johar has distanced himself from two former Dharma Productions employees who have been questioned by the OCN in the ongoing drug investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. In a statement, Karan also said that he has never used drugs himself and that he does not promote or encourage the use of illegal substances.
CNN News18 learned that Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor, who were questioned by the NCB on Saturday, have denied using drugs. Deepika confessed to having had a ‘talk about drugs’ with her former manager Karishma Prakash, but further claimed that the conversation was about cigarettes and not about drugs. Meanwhile, Shraddha and Sara said they saw Sushant Singh Rajput taking drugs on the Kedarnath and Chhichhore movie sets, but that they never allowed themselves.
#NewsAlert – NCB is not convinced by the responses of actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor: Sources@mihirz share details with @RitangshuB#BollywoodDrugLink pic.twitter.com/4S7UBwoHC5
– CNNNews18 (@ CNNnews18) September 27, 2020
CNN News18 learned that the NCB is not convinced by the responses of Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan during questioning in the drug investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. All three have denied using illegal substances, but were aware of drugs being used around them and on SSR film sets.
#NewsAlert – NCB is not convinced by the responses of actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor: Sources@mihirz share details with @RitangshuB#BollywoodDrugLink pic.twitter.com/4S7UBwoHC5
– CNNNews18 (@ CNNnews18) September 27, 2020
According to sources, Rhea Chakraborty, who has been in court custody since 9 September in a drug case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, named Rakul Preet Singh and Sara Ali Khan during questioning with officials. Both Sara and Rakul have appeared before NCB officials in the ongoing drug investigation. Rakul Preet’s mobile phone was reportedly seized by the authorities under the Indian Evidence Act.
On Saturday night, NCB officials spoke with the media present outside the interrogation facility and briefed them on the interrogation of Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan. The NCB official said the statements of the three actresses have been recorded, but no further subpoenas have been issued yet.
According to sources, after the NCB questioned Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and her former manager Karishma Prakash in a drug case on Saturday, their phones were confiscated under India’s Evidence Act. The mobile phones of Rakul Preet Singh and fashion designer Simone Khambatta are also with NCB officials after they were questioned about the alleged link between Bollywood drugs and drugs earlier in the week.
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