During the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) investigation into the illegal substances angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, a wider drugs nexus in Bollywood has surfaced. On Wednesday, the NCB summoned actresses Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, Rakul Preet and Deepika Padukone for questioning. A senior NCB official related to the probe told IANS, “Summons have been issued to Deepika, Sara, Shraddha and Rakul for questioning. Besides four Bollywood actors, the NCB has also summoned fashion designer Simone Khambatta.” Film producer Madhu Mantena reached the NCB office earlier in the day for questioning. Talent manager Jaya Saha, who has emerged as a person of interest for the NCB in the ongoing probe, has confessed to procuring drugs for actress Shraddha Kapoor, Sushant and Madhu, sources have said.
Meanwhile, actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, who have both been arrested by the NCB and placed in judicial custody till October 6, filed an application in the Bombay High Court seeking bail on Tuesday. Their lawyer Satish Maneshinde said the plea will come up for hearing on Thursday after a holiday was declared due to water logging in the city.
Rhea was first arrested by the NCB on September 9. Her bail plea was rejected at that time by a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai on September 11 and she was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days along with Showik and Sushant’s staffers Samuel Miranda and Dipesh Sawant. All four are charged under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Their judicial custody was extended till October 6 on September 22.
The NCB has so far arrested more than 12 people in connection with its probe linked to the case of the actor’s death. Sushant (34) was found dead at his home in suburban Bandra on June 14.
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