Confirmed! Deepika Padukone to appear before NCB in drugs case on September 26

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said that Deepika Padukone will be interrogated on Saturday (September 26) in connection with the investigation into a drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Her manager and KWAN employee Karishma Prakash will be questioned on Friday (September 25), along with Rakul Preet Singh. Deepika acknowledged the summons issued to her, NCB officials told news agency ANI. She is travelling to Mumbai from Goa, where she was shooting for Shakun Batra’s next. It is said that the Happy New Year actress will now be interrogated along with fellow B-town actresses Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor.

The actress, who was summoned by the NCB, on Thursday afternoon confirmed that she will be appearing before the Narcotics Control Bureau.The star couple is expected to touchdown in the city around 9-10 PM this evening. Ahead of her highly publicised arrival, the Mumbai Police was asked to deploy additional security.The NCB has stumbled upon a potential drug racket in Bollywood while investigating Sushant’s death. His girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty, was arrested on September 8 for procuring drugs and is currently lodged at Byculla jail. She was remanded to 14-day judicial custody, but on Tuesday, a special court extended her judicial custody till October 6. Rhea’s bail plea has been deferred by the Bombay High Court till September 29, according to India Today. The plea was heard on Thursday, after it was deferred from Wednesday due to heavy rains. The NCB entered the investigation into Sushant’s death after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) found evidence of a drugs angle while probing the money laundering angle.