NIRMAL YESODA
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.
