Deepika Padukone allegedly had a dialog about procuring hash along with her supervisor (File)
Mumbai:
Actor Deepika Padukone is being questioned in a widening medicine probe linked to the Sushant Singh Rajput dying investigation. She arrived for questioning this morning on the Evelyn Visitor Home in Mumbai’s Colaba, the place the Narcotics Management Bureau’s Particular Investigation Group has arrange a base.
Actor Shraddha Kapoor, who was issued summons by the anti-drugs company together with Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan, has arrived on the NCB’s Ballard Property workplace, the place actor Sara Ali Khan can also be more likely to be questioned at the moment.
Ms Padukone’s supervisor Karishma Prakash, who was questioned on Friday, has additionally reached the NCB workplace for questioning for the second day at the moment. Ms Prakash’s questioning went on for for much longer than actor Rakul Preet Singh’s, which lasted 4 hours, sources mentioned.
The NCB questioned Rakul Preet Singh and Karishma Prakash concerning the contents of WhatsApp chat which allegedly indicated marijuana was purchased for consumption.
The escalating probe into Bollywood’s drugs links began with actor Rhea Chakraborty’s questioning, three months after Sushant Singh Rajput was discovered lifeless at his Mumbai dwelling on June 14.
Sources within the Narcotics Management Bureau, whose mandate is to go after bigger drug cartels and never particular person shoppers, have mentioned the company was questioning Bollywood A-listers to grasp the community of provide via alleged shoppers.
It have to be famous that the actors haven’t been named as accused in any medicine probe case, and are solely being questioned.
Throughout her questioning earlier than arrest, Rhea Chakraborty reportedly named stars together with Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh in reference to medicine use. Her lawyer has denied this declare.
Sara Ali Khan was additionally Sushant Singh Rajput’s co-star within the movie “Kedarnath”; Sushant Rajput developed the medicine behavior whereas taking pictures the movie, in line with Rhea Chakraborty’s bail petition earlier than the Bombay Excessive Court docket.
Sushant Singh’s household via their Advocate Vikas Singh had aired their displeasure over the course of the probe calling “the NCB probe too moving into the identical course like Mumbai Police probe… calling large names for questioning simply to get consideration”.
