Actor Rakul Preet Singh will be questioned by the Office of Narcotics Control Friday morning on an alleged drug nexus in Bollywood. The actor, who arrived in Mumbai on Thursday, arrived at the NCB office. Deepika Padukone is expected to be questioned on Saturday.
She had acknowledged the subpoena that was sent to her Thursday to join the investigation, NCB officials said. Hours earlier, the actor in an official statement had said that “he has not received the alleged summons in either Mumbai or Hyderabad until now.
NCB officials, however, said the actor was contacted through various platforms, including a phone number that is available with the agency. “She has acknowledged the subpoena,” a senior NCB official said later.
The NCB, which launched the investigation after a drug angle came to light in connection with the alleged suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has now expanded its investigation and asked some celebrities from the film industry’s A list. from Mumbai to “join the investigation.” an official said Wednesday.
The NCB summoned actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh, among others, for questioning on Wednesday.
Previously, NCB sources had claimed that there was a “reference” to Rakul Preet Singh and Sara Ali Khan in the statement of Rajput’s girlfriend and actress, Rhea Chakraborty, who has been arrested in the case.
On Thursday morning, fashion designer Simone Khambata, who was summoned by the NCB to join the investigation, arrived at the agency’s South Mumbai guesthouse around 9:30 a.m., an official said. .
His name came up when some people were questioned during the investigation into the matter, he said.
Former Rajput manager Shruti Modi also appeared before the NCB investigation team on Thursday, the official said.
Some WhatsApp chats from people who were previously questioned by the NCB suggested a discussion about drugs, he said. The agency has so far recorded two cases, one related to the drugs angle related to the Rajput death case and the other related to the alleged Bollywood drug nexus, a senior official said, adding that “both cases have common links. “
Actors Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor will be questioned in connection with both cases, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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