Published 15:18 IST, September 28th 2020

2 from Deepika, Sara, Shraddha & Rakul tell NCB it isn't understanding 'Bollywood English'

Top NCB sources informed Republic TV that 2 of 4 Bollywood stars interrogated by the agency have reportedly said that it didn't understand Bollywood English

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In latest development, top sources have informed Republic Media Network that two out of four Bollywood celebrities interrogated by NCB have claimed that agency doesn't understand 'Bollywood English' and that it mistook common lingo from ir conversation for contraband.  

As per sources, NCB has said that all four actors questioned so far in Bollywood-drug probe- Deepika Pukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shrdha Kapoor, and Rakul Preet Singh 're out of same script', indicating similarity in nature of ir answers during interrogation. 

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Furr, sources indicated that NCB is likely to summon Bollywood A-listers again as agency feels that stars have put mselves in dire trouble by responding in a similar pattern. NCB also has more evidence that has not been me public yet, sources ded. 

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As per sources, all four actors have claimed that Hash is not a drug - toeing same lines of Sushant's former talent manager Jaya Saha, who earlier stated that terms ‘doobies’ and ‘buds’ in her text conversations referred to cigarettes. Deepika Pukone’s manager Karishma Prakash, too, h claimed that ‘hash’ was 'not a drug' during her questioning.

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No clean chit to any celebs interrogated so far: NCB sources

DG Rakesh Asthana held a meeting with several officers including Sameer Wankhede and Deputy Director KPS Malhotra and was briefed on two drug cases, central anti-drug agency h registered last month. According to sources, re was a discussion about Karan Johar's 2019 party video was well. Also, NCB sources said that no clean chit has been given to any of celebrities who were interrogated by agency on September 26. Moreover, 20 high profile drug peddlers are under lens of NCB, sources said. 

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Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday recorded statements of actors Deepika Pukone, Shrdha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan in drugs probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and an alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus. Top sources h informed Republic Media Network that NCB teams led by Deputy Director KPS Malhotra, Sameer Wankhede and Ashok Jain will now prepare a detailed report which will include every aspect of investigation into alleged drug network in Mumbai. Sources have told Republic that NCB team is of opinion that actors were 'fully prepared for questioning'.

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15:18 IST, September 28th 2020