Rakul Preet Singh's legal team admits receiving NCB summons in drug case, will join probe tomorrow

Rakul Preet Singh's legal team has confirmed that the actress has received summons from the Narcotics Control Bureau. A NCB official confirmed the development. ANI tweeted, "Yes, Rakul Preet Singh has acknowledged the summons and updated her latest address: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official."  After confirming that she has received the summon, reports have stated that the actress will appear before the anti-drug probe agency on 25 September. The actress, who is an extremely popular figure down South, was called in for questioning today. However, she may now appear on Friday along side Deepika Padukone. According to a CNN News18  report, the former beauty queen is in constant touch with her team of lawyers. She is currently in Hyderabad herself and has acknowledged the NCB summon in the ongoing drugs probe in Sushant Singh Rajput case. 

#UPDATE Yes, Rakul Preet Singh has acknowledged the summons and updated her latest address: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official https://t.co/VlNqUgrNHR

— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2020

Earlier in the day, it was reported that her team has claimed that they have not received any summons from the NCB. Later, NCB released an official statement and updated that Rakul has responded to their summons. Rakul was supposed to join the interrogation today along with designer Simone Khambatta. Apart from Rakul, NCB has also issued summons to Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan. Earlier, Rakul had approached Delhi High Court against media trial, after her name surfaced in the drugs case. ANI had shared an update on Twitter that read, “Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh, whose name also surfaced in drugs-related matter in Sushant Singh Rajput death probe, approaches Delhi High Court against media trial. She through her lawyer submitted that media reports being run in contravention with I&B Ministry guidelines.”