Earlier Arjun had been questioned by the NCB on November 13. Gabriella Demetriades, Arjun’s girlfriend, was also questioned for two days. The NCB officials summoned the couple after raiding Arjun’s house on November 10. The actor’s driver was also arrested and was questioned by the NCB officials.

Arjun and Gabriella were questioned a month after the arrest of Gabriella’s brother, Agisialos Demetriades. Agisialos was arrested by the agency in another drug case. The NCB had seized a small quantity of Hashish and Alprazolam tablets, both banned narcotic drugs, from him.

Agisialos was in touch with Omega Godwin, a Nigerian national arrested for the supply of cocaine in Mumbai. Agisialos was arrested after Omega Godwin revealed his name in front of NCB officials. Ex-Dharma Productions employee Kshitij Prasad was also arrested by the NCB in the same case. He was, however, granted bail by the special court. Both Agisialos and Kshitij Prasad were in touch with Omega Godwin.

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), on Monday raided Arjun Rampal’s house in Mumbai. Until now, the NCB has not revealed anything about the raids, and more details are awaited.

The raid in Arjun Rampal’s house happened just a day after film producer Firoz Nadiawala’s house was raided by the NCB. Following the raid, investigation officers arrested Firoz’s wife Shabana Saeed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act. According to the latest updates, the producer has been also summoned by the NCB.

A few days back, the Narcotics Control Bureau had arrested Agisilaos Demetriades, brother of Arjun Rampal’s girlfriend Gabriella. Investigation officers believe that Agisilaos is a part of the drug syndicate which is linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.

NCB officers revealed that Agisilaos was in constant touch with drug peddlers who supplied narcotic substances to Rhea Chakraborty, Sushant Singh’s former girlfriend.

In connection with the drug abuse case, the NCB had also summoned Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone. However, during the time of interrogation, Deepika revealed that she has never used narcotic substances.

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On Tuesday, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided the residence of Deepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash. According to reports, investigation officers have apparently seized 1.7 grams of charas and at least two bottles of cannabis (CBD) oil from Karishma’s residence.

During the time of the raid, Karisha was not at her residence, and the search was carried out in the presence of her acquaintances. After seizing drugs, investigation officers tried to call Karishma, but her phone was switched off.

“Prakash’s name cropped up during the questioning of one of the paddlers arrested by us in the case in which we are looking to bust drug networks around Bollywood, Based on the information, we raided her residence today. We found 1.7 grams of charas and at least two bottles of CBD oil. We have called her for questioning tomorrow to NCB, however, her phone has been switched off and we do not know where she is,” said an NCB official.

This is not the first time that the names of Deepika Padukone and Karishma Prakash have popped up in the drug racket case. Following the leakage of a Whatsapp chat, Deepika and Karishma were summoned by the NCB last month.

While recording her statement, Deepika had claimed that she was not discussing narcotics, but was using code words for cigarettes.

It was after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput that the NCB started their attempt to demolish the narcotics mafia in Bollywood. As of now, the investigation team has arrested 24 people including actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and brother-in-law of actor Arjun Rampal.

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The HC also granted bail to Sushant Singh Rajput’s cook Dipesh Sawant and his domestic help Samuel Miranda on a personal bond of Rs50,000 each. On October 6, a special court extended Rhea’s judicial remand till October 20

Rhea’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said that they are happy about the order. He said that the arrest and custody of Rhea was totally unwarranted and beyond the reach of law and the witch hunt by Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Control Bureau.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has earlier strongly opposed the bail pleas filed by Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and other co-accused in a drug case. The agency had told the Bombay High Court that a strong message needed to be sent out to the society, especially youngsters, to ensure they did not consume drugs.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said the siblings and others arrested were “active members of a drug syndicate” and vowed to go to the roots of the case

Rhea Chakraborty, who was reportedly in a relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput, was arrested by the NCB on September 8, for allegedly procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput.

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In an interview given to Bollywood Hungama, Saif Ali Khan revealed that he loves and adores all his three children. However, the actor confessed that he is now spending more time with Taimur.

“I am always there for them. I love and adore all my three children. It’s true that I spend a lot of time with Taimur. But I am constantly connected with my elder son Ibrahim and my daughter Sara. All my three children have different places in my heart. If I am hurt with Sara about something, Taimur can’t make me feel better about it,” said Saif.

The actor revealed that he used to connect with his children considering their age, as each of them demands different types of attention.

“Every time you have a child you divide your heart. And they are all different in age. I feel each of my three children requires a different kind of connection. I could have long chat on the phone or have dinner with Sara or Ibrahim which I can’t do with Taimur,” added Saif.

Sara, in a statement given to NCB, admitted that she was a good friend of Sushant Singh Rajput. However, the starlet denied using drugs.

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It was for this remark Jaya Bachchan charged that the film industry was being defamed and slammed those from the entertainment industry indulging in it, saying they are biting the hands that feed them.

She also said that she completely disagrees with those who called the entertainment industry a “gutter”.

Through a Zero Hour mention in Rajya Sabha, Bachchan said the entertainment industry was being flogged by social media and asked the government to protect and support it.

Jaya Bachchan said the entertainment industry in the country provides direct employment to 5 lakh people daily and indirect employment to 5 million people.

Ravi Kishan, a popular actor of Bhojpuri and Hindi films, and a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, raised in parliament the drugs-related allegations that have emerged against the film industry in the Sushant Singh Rajput investigations. He alleged a “conspiracy” by Pakistan and China to destroy the country’s younger citizens.

Responding to Ms. Bachchan’s remark, Ravi Kishan said that he expected her support. He said that he didn’t mean to say the whole industry is marred with drugs but those who do are trying to destroy the world’s largest film industry.

The Narcotics Control Bureau is investigating charges of drug-dealing and use based on chats found on the phone of Rhea Chakraborty, a 28-year-old actor being investigated over the death of her boyfriend, popular star Sushant Singh Rajput, on June 14.

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Showik is brother of Rhea Chakraborty, who is the main accused in the death case, while Miranda was Rajput’s house manager.

The duo has been accused of allegedly procuring non-commercial quantity of marijuana/ ganja from a drug supplier at least 10-12 times between September 2019 and April this year.

Showik and Miranda were arrested on September 5 under various sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after over 10 hours of questioning.

Meanwhile, a CBI team on Saturday visited Rajput’s flat in Mumbai’s Bandra. The probe team along with forensic experts reached the late actor’s flat in Mont Blanc Apartments around 11.30 am,” . Rajput’s cooks Neeraj and Keshav, and his flatmate, Siddharth Pithani, accompanied the team, the official said.

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