Cops summon Dipika Padukone & Sara Ali Khan in drugs case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on 23rd September issued summons to actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh in a drug case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. While Deepika has been summoned on 25th September, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan have been asked to appear before the NCB on 26th September. NCB officials visited Shraddha Kapoor`s house on Wednesday evening to serve the summons. Earlier on Wednesday, the agency recorded the statement of film producer Madhu Mantena in connection with the case. He was the co-producer of 2016 Bollywood film `Udta Punjab` which dealt with the issue of drug menace. His name allegedly cropped up during the questioning of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput`s talent manager Jaya Saha, who was quizzed by the probe agency two days. The NCB had on 22nd September summoned Padukone`s manager Karishma Prakash and KWAN talent management agency`s CEO Dhurv Chitgopekar, but the former could not appear before the agency due to ill-health. Padukone and the three other actors were reportedly named by Rhea Chakraborty while she was being interrogated between 6th September and 8th September before being arrested. The NCB has so far arrested a total 16 accused in the case including Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.