Rakul Preet Singh was questioned for four hours by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection on Friday. The actress, who has been friend with Rhea Chakraborty in the past, was questioned about a string of messages exchanged with the late Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend about a "doob". As per a recent media report, Rakul was asked about the WhatsApp conversation, wherein Rhea had asked Rakul if she had 'doob'. To which, Rakul had said that it was at her house. When asked about the same, Rakul reportedly told the NCB that the reference to the 'doob' in the said chat was to 'hand-rolled tobacco' cigarette and not any contraband, stated a report in Mumbai Mirror.
An officer, close to the investigation, informed the newspaper about the questioning and said, "In the course of our investigation in the Rhea Chakraborty matter, we came across a WhatsApp conversation between her and Rakul Preet Singh in which Rhea asked Rakul whether she had doob and Rakul Preet replied saying it was at her house." The officer reportedly said that Rhea, in her questioning, had allegedly said that the reference to the 'doob' was about marijuana. Rakul's statement was recorded by the SIT on Friday. Mutha Ashok Jain, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai had earlier said that her statement will be analysed and produced in the court. However, Rakul seemingly denied that it was a mind-altering substance during her investigation. Rakul also added that she had lost touch with Rhea over the last few years. Rakul added that she herself wasn't involved in consumption or procurement of any drugs. Deepika Padukone's manager Karishma Prasad, who was also grilled by the NCB on Friday, said that "doob" was a reference to hand-rolled cigarettes. "When we questioned Karishma about the said conversation, she too said that doob was rolled tobacco cigarette. No other actor is part of this group.