Amid the ongoing NCB probe in drug angle related to Sushant Singh Rajput case, the Narcotics Control Bureau Chief Rakesh Asthana has arrived in Mumbai from Delhi. Now, Republic reports suggests that the NCB chief accompanied by Joint Director Sameer Wankhede has spoken with the NCB Mumbai team and is allegedly analyzing the evidence gathered till now in the case. The reports further stated that NCB sources who informed that DG Rakesh Asthana has signaled a green light for the crackdown on the drug nexus in Bollywood & has reportedly given the agency 6 months’ time to file the charge sheet in the ongoing Bollywood-drug link probe. The Republic report also mentioned that NCB has 20 high-profile drug peddlers in their radar.
Meanwhile, top Bollywood actresses who were questioned over the weekend won't be getting a clean chit. Moreover, Karan Johar's 2019 viral party video was also discussed at the high level meeting. All of them denied the consumption of drugs during their questioning. While Shraddha maintained that she did attend parties at Sushant Singh Rajput's farmhouse, she denied use of any narcotics.Whereas Rakul Preet Singh reportedly clarified during her questioning that 'doob' references in chats with Rhea Chakraborty meant tobacco-rolled cigarettes and not marijuana. Sara also maintained that she was close to SSR but never consumed narcotics. Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone and her manager Karishma Prakash have denied the usage of drugs.