The deputy director of the Narcotics Control Office (NCB) KPS Malhotra, who was present during the questioning of Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone in the drug case associated with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid -19).
The central agency is investigating the angle of drugs in the death of the Rajput at his apartment in Bandra in Mumbai in June and a possible drug trafficking in Bollywood. So far, actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, and Rakul Preet Singh have been questioned by NCB, with more expected to be summoned soon.
No links were reportedly found between the drug traffickers and Padukone, Kapoor and Khan, who were questioned by the agency in late September. During questioning, all three are said to have denied using drugs. According to NCB sources, they will be summoned again only if strong evidence is found during the investigation.
Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, former Rajput manager Samuel Miranda are among those arrested in the drug case related to the 34-year-old’s death.
Meanwhile, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) panel investigating the autopsy report at the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has presented that Rajput died by suicide and has ruled out any angle of murder.
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