Bollywood: Drug Nexus: NCB interrogates actor Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal, who was summoned for questioning in a case related to drugs and he arrived at the NCB office around 11.10 a.m. The actor will be questioned about his contacts with drug peddlers and drug usage, added the sources.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) called Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal for interrogation on Friday at their office in connection with a drug-related case, said sources.

Arjun Rampal, who was summoned for questioning in a case related to drugs and he arrived at the NCB office around 11.10 a.m.

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The actor will be questioned about his contacts with drug peddlers and drug usage, added the sources.

The actor's South African girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades was questioned by the Narcotics Bureau on Thursday and Friday for 12 hours. Both the actions of NCB came in the wake of the department's ongoing investigation into the Bollywood-drugs mafia nexus which is under a scanner for the past three months.

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Her brother, Agisialos Demetriades was arrested by the NCB on October 19 in a drug-related case.

The development comes four days after Rampal's house was raided by the NCB sleuths.

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The developments this week started with the Sunday raid at veteran Bollywood filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala's home in Juhu and the arrest of his wife Shabana, who was granted bail on Monday.

The ongoing NCB action is the outcome of the probe into the celebrity drugs angle that has emerged prominently after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14.

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Besides, at least 20 persons, including actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, several narcotics suppliers and drug peddlers have been arrested while some Bollywood personalities have been questioned. Rhea, however, had obtained bail.

(With IANS inputs)

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