Bollywood drug probe: 4 more drug peddlers arrested
Entertainment | September 27, 2020 15:45 ISTIn the latest development in the drug probe linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai's crime branch have now arrested four more drug peddlers.
In the latest development in the drug probe linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai's crime branch have now arrested four more drug peddlers.
More than 100 days after suicide/murder of cine star Sushant Singh Rajput, the 'who done it' whataboutary still remains a toughly contested question. With more than 30 days under its belt to investigate the alleged murder or abetment to suicide theory of Sushant, CBI, is still silent.
"Why call the whole of Bollywood? There are no seizures from these people who have been called today or tomorrow. In an NDPS case, everything depends on the quantity, the family feels it is being done to divert from the main issue (death case of sushant)," said Vikas Singh while holding a press conference on Friday.
In the morning, a team of NCB officials went to Ravi's residence in suburban Versova. While leaving his residence, NCB team members took Ravi along with them in their vehicle and left for their office in South Mumbai.
The hearing was supposed to take place yesterday i.e. September 23, but due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai, the court declared a holiday. Rhea’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde confirmed yesterday: “Chief Justice has declared a holiday today for Bombay High Court and today’s board will be taken up tomorrow, ie September 24”
Rakul Preet Singh, Simone Khambatta and Shruti Modi have been summoned by the agency tomorrow ie September 23 while Deepika Padukone has been asked to appear on September 25. Sara Ali Khan and Shradhha Kapoor will be questioned by NCB on 26th September.
The bail pleas filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, both arrested in a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, were to be heard on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal through video-conferencing.
According to the NCB sources, Jaya Saha's name cropped up in chats related to Sushant Singh Rajput's case where she reportedly recommended Rhea Chakraborty to give CBD oil to the late actor. In the basic questions that were asked to her, Jaya described her professional relationship with SSR and Disha Salian. Not only this, she even revealed crucial details about actresses Shraddha Kapoor and Namrata Shirodhkar.
Deepika Padukone is set to be summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as the investigating agency acts on the evidence that has emerged from Jaya Saha.
"Rhea Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty have filed a bail application in Bombay High Court. It is coming up for hearing on September 23 before Justice S.V. Kotwal," said Satish Maneshinde.
Jaya Saha was questioned for over five hours by NCB sleuths over alleged chats related to drugs. An NCB source said that Saha was also questioned about her drug chats with several other celebrities.
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Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor may be summoned by the NCB in connection with the agency's probe into the link between Bollywood and drugs.
A single bench presided over by Justice Revati Mohite-Dere accepted the NCB counsel Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh's request for a week to file the reply and directed the agency to file it by September 30.
Continuing the drug probe in connection to Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) interrogating the late actor's talent manager Jaya Saha today. After the interrogation, the agency will issue fresh summons, most probably to Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Simmone Khambatta.
The NCB, which is investigating the drug angle in Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, will issue summons to actors Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and designer Simone Khambatta this week.
Shraddha Kapoor's name came up during the questioning of Jaya Saha by NCB. and now, drugs chats between the two have been accessed.
Jaya Saha reached the office of NCB's Special Investigation Team (SIT) in south Mumbai around 2 pm, an official said. The Mumbai Police have barricaded the area around the SIT's office.
According to NCB sources, the agency will summon Shraddha Kapoor, Rakulpreet Singh, Simmone Khanbatta and Sara Ali Khan this week. Shraddha worked with Sushant Singh Rajput in his film Chhichhore. Her name has surfaced in the statement of Dipesh Swant and Jagdish who used to row the boat at Sushant's farmhouse.
The AIIMS medical board will hold a meeting with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, on Tuesday to discuss the findings of the probe done by the agency and the CFSL teams that went to Mumbai, and then decide on the next course of action, sources said on Monday.
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