Kshitij Prasad, a former employee of Dharmatic Entertainment, who was arrested in connection with the probe into the drugs angle of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, was sent to judicial custody till October 6 by a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court on Saturday. Following questioning by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the alleged Bollywood drug nexus, the executive producer was remanded in the central agency’s custody for seven days till October 3. He was arrested for allegedly receiving contraband from suspected peddlers who had supplied charas to actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik. He, however, claimed that he was being framed. As per a E-Times report, Kshitij Prasad told the special judge Gurav that the NCB repeatedly harassed and coerced him to falsely implicate actors Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Dino Morea in the ongoing drugs case.
Earlier, NCB has lashed out at claims made by Kshitij Prasad’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde saying that the above news item in circulation is mischievous and completely untrue. According to reports, the NCB has very clearly stated that there has been no physical torture or harassment. Kshitij’s family and lawyers were informed as per the procedure. He was also allowed to meet his father-in-law and wife. Prasad is among 20, including Rhea Chakraborty, who is in NCB’s custody. An NCB official seeking Prasad’s remand said he was a key accused linked to the “drug syndicate” and was being uncooperative. Earlier this week, Prasad had alleged that he was forced by NCB to falsely implicate Karan Johar and other executives of the production house in the case of alleged consumption of drugs. The agency denied the charge, claiming that the investigation was conducted in a professional manner.