Karan Johar replies to NCB over 2019 party video; submits pen drive & letter to agency

Filmmaker Karan Johar responded on Friday to intimation issued to him by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) over a 2019 party video. His team informed that he has submitted his reply through his vocate, sources said. Johar has submitted a pen drive and a letter with NCB, via his lawyer and a staffer, sources ded.

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Karan Johar was intimated by NCB on Thursday. He was asked to respond by Friday. matter pertains to a 2019 video, shot at his residence and uploed by him on social media. video also featured Deepika Pukone, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal, among ors.

Shiromani Akali Dal leer Manjinder Singh Sirsa h alleged that stars were consuming drugs at party. Karan Johar and some of or stars in video have denied allegations.

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After filing a complaint with Mumbai Police last year, Sirsa n approached NCB, which h been probing Bollywood-linked drug nexus in aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. ncy took Sirsa's complaint up in September and started investigation. 

Karan Johar h previously released a statement, when a former employee of his company named Kshitij Ravi Pras h been arrested by NCB in investigation linked to SSR case.  

"I h alrey clarified my position way back in 2019 that allegations are completely baseless and false. narcotics substance was consumed in party. I would like to unequivocally once again state that I do t consume narcotics and I do t promote or encour consumption of any such substance.

All se slanderous and malicious statements, have unnecessarily subjected me, my family, and my colleagues, and Dharma Productions, to hatred, contempt and ridicule.

I would like to furr state that Kshitij Pras and Anubhav Chopra — I do t kw se individuals personally and neir of se two individuals are 'aides' or 'close aides'. Neir I, r Dharma Productions can be me responsible for what people do in ir personal lives. se allegations do t pertain to Dharma Productions.

I wish to furr state that Anubhav Chopra is t an employee at Dharma Productions. He was briefly associated with us for only two months in capacity of 2nd assistant director for a film, between vember 2011 and January 2012 and as assistant director for short film in January 2013. He has reafter never been associated with Dharma.

Mr. Kshitij Ravi Pras joined Dharmatic in vember 2019 as one of executive producers on contract basis for a project which eventually did t materialise.

However, in past few days, media has resorted to distasteful and false allegations. I hope members of media would exercise restraint else I will be left with option but to legally protect my rights against this baseless attack on me." Karan Johar said.

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