Published 12:38 IST, September 24th 2020

NCB 2 FIRs & 5 stars' summons all under Sushant death case; Deepika & others to be grilled

Top Bollywood actors including Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet, and designer Simone Khambatta were summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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Top Bollywood actors including Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet, and designer Simone Khambatta were summoned by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after ir names were revealed by Sushant Singh Rajput's former talent manr Jaya Saha or found in her chats during probe into drug angle in actor's death case. Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor have also been summoned. Following this, a startling aspect of ir summons has come to light.  

Two FIRs have been filed by NCB - one (15/20) naming Deepika, Rakul Preet, and Simone, and or (16/20) naming Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan. w, Republic has learnt that both FIRs are filed in relation to Sushant Singh Rajput death case drug probe.

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Alongside three Bollywood actors, Jaya Saha also named KWAN talent manr Karishma Prakash in her admission to NCB, sources said.  

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Deepika Padukone, Simone, Rakul Preet will be questioned in NCB guest house, Colaba while Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor will be questioned in NCB Zonal office.

READ | Deepika Padukone Strategising For NCB Summons; Lawyers, Chartered Flight, Ranveer In Plan

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Deepika Padukone to be at NCB on Friday

Deepika Padukone has been summoned on Friday. According to sources, she will meet her legal team and is looking to leave Goa for Mumbai on a 1:30 pm chartered flight. On Thursday, central anti-drug ncy spoke to Deepika Padukone on phone and she was informed about development, sources said. Rakul Preet, meanwhile, has claimed that she's t received summons but that has been refuted by NCB.

Republic Media Network sources had informed that Deepika Padukone sought legal advice through video conferencing with a 12-member team in Mumbai after NCB summoned her. Sources added that Ranveer Singh was also on video conferencing along with Deepika's lawyers.

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Deepika Padukone's name emerges in drug chats; Sara & Shraddha summoned

Deepika Padukone's name had emerged in one of  WhatsApp chats where actor is allegedly asking for 'maal, hash' from a 'K' who was later confirmed as her manr, Karishma Prakash.  chats accessed are from October 2017.

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Following that, ar set of conversations came to fore where Jaya Saha is discussing providing drugs to ar pair of actors, 'S' and 'N', of which 'S' has turned out to be Shraddha Kapoor, as per sources. Meanwhile, Sara’s questioning comes after NCB confirmed that her name had emerged in questioning of Rhea Chakraborty case.

NCB is interrogating talent manr Jaya Saha, who has emerged as a 'kingpin', sources confirmed to Republic, after sensational revelations have come to light regarding her activities and high-profile WhatsApp groups she operated that involved copious conversations about drugs. She may be arrested by NCB.

READ | In Bollywood Drug Probe, Stars Head To NCB: Rakul & Simone, n Deepika, Sara & Shraddha

10:18 IST, September 24th 2020