Celebrities questioned, arrested by NCB in Bollywood-drug cartel nexus investigation
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Comedienne Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa have been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after 86.5 grams of ganja was recovered from their home and office in Andheri West. Bharti and Haarsh are the latest personalities from the Hindi entertainment industry to be summoned and arrested by NCB as part of the agency’s campaign “to uproot the drug citadel in Mumbai, especially in Bollywood.” (Photo: Instagram/Bharti Singh)
The investigations regarding the same was launched during the Sushant Singh Rajput death case in which actor-VJ Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty were alleged to be part of a drug cartel that had supplied drugs to the Dil Bechara actor. While Rhea was let out on bail after spending a month in jail, Showik was denied bail. (Photo: Instagram/Rhea Chakraborty)
Deepika Padukone was summoned by the NCB for some of the words used in a 2017 chat. The actor was questioned for several hours by the agency. (Photo: Instagram/Deepika Padukone)
Shraddha Kapoor is another celebrity to have been questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau. (Photo: Instagram/Shraddha Kapoor)
Sara Ali Khan was questioned for close to five hours by the NCB in its efforts to uncover a Bollywood-drug cartel nexus. (Photo: Instagram/Sara Ali Khan)
The NCB sent a summons to Rakul Preet Singh after her name cropped up during the interrogation of Rhea Chakraborty. (Photo: Instagram/Rakul Preet Singh)
Both Arjun Rampal and his partner Gabriella Demetriades were questioned by NCB officials after the actor’s residence in Bandra was searched by the agency. Gabriella’s brother Agisilaos Demetriades was arrested by the NCB after the 30-year-old South African was alleged to be found in possession of banned drugs. (Photo: Instagram/Arjun Rampal)
The NCB arrested Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife Shabana Saeed after ganja was found at their Juhu residence. Shabana was later granted bail by a city court. (Photo: Express Archive)
TV actor Preetika Chauhan, who has appeared in shows like Maa Vaishnodevi and Savdhaan India, was arrested by the NCB for buying banned drugs. (Photo: Instagram/Preetika Chauhan)
Former employee of Dharmatic Entertainment, Kshitij Ravi Prasad was held by the NCB in a separate drug case in November. He was earlier arrested by the agency in a drug case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. (Photo: Instagram/Kshitj Ravi Prasad)