Mumbai: Actor Shraddha Kapoor arrived at Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) office in Mumbai around 11:45 a.m. to join the probe in a drug case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
The 33-year-old actor, who starred opposite Sushant in 2018 superhit film Chhichhore, is asked to join the probe after her name came up in two drugs cases registered by the agency.
A top NCB source told IANS that the agency got suspicious after it came to the fore in one of the alleged chats of Jaya Saha, the talent manager of Sushant was discussing drugs with the late actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.
NCB is presently investigating two separate cases which revolve around the drug cartel that is active in the tinsel town.
The first case was registered on the directions of the top brass of the NCB after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) forwarded a brief note on Rhea and her brother Showik's WhatsApp chats.
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In its FIR number 15, the NCB claimed, "Analysis of WhatsApp chats of Rhea Chakraborty with other entities reflects the angle of conspiracy and abetment in possession, sale, purchase, consumption, transportation and usage of substances covered under the NDPS Act."
In the second case (FIR number 16), the NCB has so far arrested 19 persons, including Rhea and Showik. The NCB has also recorded the statements of Kwan CEO Dhruv Chitgopekar, producer Madhu Mantena Varma and Sushant's talent manager Jaya Saha.
The NCB, which began the probe after a drugs angle came to light in connection with Rajput's alleged suicide, has now widened its investigation and called film celebrities for questioning.
