The Narcotics Control Bureau has conducted a raid at Arjun Rampal’s residence in Mumbai, ANI confirmed the same on Twitter. According to initial reports, raids were conducted at three places - Andheri, Khar and Bandra. Previously the NCB had arrested Arjun Rampal’s partner Gabriella Demetriades’ brother Agisilaos Demetriades. The NCB had seized hashish and alprazolam tablets from Agisilaos and he was arrested in connection to the ongoing probe into a drugs case.
The latest development comes a day after film producer Firoz Nadiawala’s house was raided by the bureau on Sunday and his wife Shabana Saeed was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act. The producer was also summoned by the agency. Earlier, the NCB had arrested Agisilaos Demetriades, brother of Rampal’s girlfriend Gabriella. Reports suggest Agisilaos was a part of a drug syndicate linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. NCB officers said Agisilaos was in constant touch with many drug peddlers who supplied drugs to Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and others arrested in Rajput’s death case. Both Rhea and Showik were also arrested by the bureau earlier. Earlier, the NCB had summoned Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, and Shraddha Kapoor in connection with the case.