Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, and Rakul Preet Singh's phone seized by NCB in drugs case

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which quizzed Bollywood actors  Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan & Rakul Preet Singh  in connection with the drugs case related to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has seized their mobile phones.  As per the news report by NDTV, the mobile phones of Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput's talent manager Jaya Saha and fashion designer Simone Khambatta will now undergo forensic examination. The development came after the questioning of Deepika and Karishma on Saturday, and Rakul and Khambatta on Friday for several hours. The case is also being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The NCB questioned Deepika for over five hours on Saturday and Rakul for over four hours on Friday. Karishma was questioned for two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday while Khambatta was grilled on Friday. While Deepika admitted to having drug chats with her manager, the actress denied consuming any drugs. Deepika was confronted with her manager Karishma Prakash during questioning. On the other hand, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor also refuted allegations of consuming drugs. Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor were questioned at the NCB’s zonal office at Ballard Estate, Padukone was questioned at a guest house in Colaba. Shraddha Kapoor reached the NCB office around 12 pm and left after six hours, while Sara Ali Khan reached around 1 pm and left around 5.30 pm.The NCB had launched an investigation into the drugs case after it received official communication from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which was investigating the money trail related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. In the investigation, many revelations surfaced including various chats related to drug consumption, procurement, usage and transportation.