NCB to take call on arresting Bollywood stars in drug probe; evidence being sequenced

Delhi team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which had travelled to Mumbai will fly back to Delhi on Thursday, Republic Media Network has learnt. decision has been taken in a group discussion with NCB chief Rakesh Asthana. central anti-drug ncy is compiling pieces of evidence toger in order to put m in a sequence which is likely to be done by Wednesday. On Thursday, team will leave for Delhi.

tably, on Thursday ar meeting will be held under leadership of NCB Chief Rakesh Asthana to decide if certain Bollywood stars need to be put under arrest or t.

On Sunday, NCB Chief Rakesh Asthana along with 3-4 officers travelled from Delhi to Mumbai to review case. NCB chief accompanied by Joint Director Sameer Wankhede has spoken with NCB Mumbai team and is said to be analysing evidence gared till date in case.

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Drug dossier with NCB Chief; more arrests coming?

On Monday, Rakesh Asthana was handed a 'drug dossier' by officials. As per sources, this drug dossier contains a list of top Bollywood stars involved in procuring drugs. It also contains a detailed report of drug chats between Bollywood actors and peddlers along with testimonies of actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Shraddha Kapoor. It also holds testimonies of ors including those of KWAN talent manrs Karishma Prakash, Shruti Modi and designer Simone Khambatta. drug dossier also holds details on financial dealings and ownership of KWAN talent manment ncy and testimonies of KWAN members and ir links to drug peddlers.

As of w,  ncy has arrested Executive producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad in Bollywood drug cartel case. Apart from him, ncy, which is also probing drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput death has arrested 19 people, including actress Rhea Chakraborty and her bror Showik - under NDPS Act for procurement and financing of narcotic substances. Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned  hearing of bail plea of Rhea Chakraborty and Showik for September 29.

Sources have told Republic that 'Phase 3' of NCB's Bollywood drug probe will see names even bigger and more influential than Deepika Padukone and ors coming under ncy's radar. Furrmore, four actors summoned so far - Deepika, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh - appear to all have 'read from same script', sources said, adding that y have only piled on trouble for mselves by doing so and are aware that y are cornered. All four have claimed that 'hash isn't a drug', while two have also tried to claim that NCB isn't versed with 'Bollywood English'. Lastly, NCB is said to be shocked at pressure it is coming under over Kshitij Prasad's arrest, from bureaucrats and politicians. ncy is confident, however, that a lot of names will come out over course of his interrogation in custody, and has also dismissed as 'malicious' claims of physical overreach in its grilling of director/producer who was once associated with a top Bollywood production banner. Sources told Republic that NCB has a lot more evidence it hasn't presented yet and ar set of summons for actors hasn't been ruled out.

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