Deepika Padukone strategising for NCB summons; Lawyers, chartered flight, Ranveer in plan

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is probing an alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus, on Wednesday summoned actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh among ors for questioning. Republic Media Network has learnt that Deepika, who is currently in Goa will be headed to Mumbai via a chartered plane on Thursday. Sources also informed that 5-6 KWAN team members are with Deepika in Goa. At 12:30 pm, Deepika Padukone left her 5-star resort for Goa airport to board flight to Mumbai.

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 buy more time. On Thursday, central anti-drug ncy spoke to Deepika Padukone on phone and was informed about development, sources said. Deepika Padukone, Simone Khambatta, Rakul Preet will be questioned at NCB guest house in Colaba.

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.

2017 drug chat accessed: 'D', 'K' & Jaya Saha involved

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 and show Deepika asking for "maal" from 'K' who replies that she has it, but at home. Furr 'K' says that she can ask 'Amit' if she wants it, as "he is carrying". Deepika also n clarifies that she needs "Hash" and t "weed" as two discuss logistics.

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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.

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Meanwhile, 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.

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re are at least two angles running in tandem in terms of NCB's investigation into link between Bollywood and drugs - regarding Sushant Singh Rajput-Rhea Chakraborty and associated angle and regarding Manjinder Singh Sirsa's complaint about a 2019 Bollywood party video that had emerged earlier in which a lot of Bollywood stars were present.

NCB has arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty, Rajput's girlfriend, for alleged procurement and use of drugs. On Wednesday, film producer Madhu Mantena arrived at NCB guest house to record his statement

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