Arjun Rampal was summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today (December 16). He was summoned for the second time for questioning regarding the drug probe related to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. Arjun, however, did not appear before the NCB today. The actor has asked for time till December 21.According to ANI, Arjun has sought time till December 21. Their tweet reads, " Actor Arjun Rampal seeks time till 21st December, to appear before Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) NCB had summoned the actor today in a drug-related case probe. "Arjun was earlier questioned by the NCB on November 13. The actor's girlfriend, Gabriella Demetriades, was also grilled by the NCB officials for two days.
The couple was questioned after the NCB officials raided their house on November 10. Arjun's driver was also arrested and was questioned by the NCB officials. It was after the drug angle was uncovered in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case that the NCB began their investigation in the city against certain Bollywood stars. Stars like Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and more were questioned after Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the agency. As per a recent report by Mumbai Mirror, the seized mobile phones of Deepika, Sara, Shraddha, Arjun Rampal had been reportedly sent to The Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) in Gandhinagar. The report stated that the DFS experts would begin extracting data from the seized gadgets. It was after NCB's involvement that Rhea, Showik Chakraborty were arrested in the drug-related case. The two are now out on bail.