The court refused to agree to the NCB’s demand in which they had asked for remand custody of the two actors and said that it was a simple case of consuming a small quantity of drugs, and therefore, no custody is required.

the court observed, “The drug seized from their residence is of a small quantity. Also, it’s a case of consumption only, hence police custody under such circumstances is not required.

Bharti and Haarsh have been sent to different prisons. While she’s in the Byculla women’s prison, her husband is at the Taloja jail.

comedian Raju Srivastava refused to believe the news when it came out initially.

He speaks to us, “I have worked with her in Comedy Circus, Raju Haazir Ho and Gangs of Haseepur, and many live shows too. Usko dekh ke kabhi nahi laga ki drugs leti hogi. I had attended her wedding too. I would get curious as to how her friends, like Sunil Grover, Krushna (Abhishek), could dance all night, not sleep, and then the next day again have fun and dance. I would think why don’t they feel the need to sleep, and yes I know they are younger than me maybe that’s why they have the energy. Lekin ab har cheez pe doubt jaa raha hai jabse news aayi hai.”

The 56-year-old adds that he dismissed her arrest initially as fake news, but when it was confirmed he was shocked and sad.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik slammed the agency by saying that it was targeting Bollywood and arresting the addicts instead of sending them to rehab.

While Bharti was arrested earlier, post a long interrogation on Sunday morning, the NCB arrested Harsh as well. The agency had seized small quantities of Ganja from their premises. On Sunday, the duo was produced before the holiday court in South Bombay and sent to judicial custody. “We had sought two days custody to understand how they purchased the drugs and how payments were made to the peddler, but the court refused it,” said advocate Atul Sarpande, who appeared for NCB.

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NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told  that Firoz Nadiadwala was summoned by the anti-drugs agency earlier in the day, but he did not appear.

“We have arrested Firoz Nadiadwala”s wife under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further investigation is on,” he said.

Earlier in the day, the residence of the Nadiadwalas was searched by a team of NCB officials who seized the marijuana, officials said

The contraband had been purchased from an accused identified as Wahid Abdul Kadir Sheikh alias Sultan who was arrested earlier, they said.

Earlier in the day, a team of NCB sleuths searched the residence of the Nadiadwalas and seized 10 grams of ganja, officials said, adding that the contraband was prima facie procured from one Wahid Abdul Kadir Sheikh alias Sultan who was arrested earlier.

‘Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife Shabana Saeed was issued a notice under section 67 of the NDPS Act. She was arrested after her statement was recorded,’ officials said.

The NCB had earlier arrested four persons during its crackdown on drug peddlers and their clients.

A total of 727.1 gram ganja, 74.1 gram charas, 95.1 gram MD and Rs 3,58,610 have been seized till now from the four accused, the officials added.

The agency’s crackdown on Bollywood began after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June with allegations that his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, also an actor, helped him buy drugs.

Since then, actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh and others have been called in for questioning by the NCB.

Sources in the agency, whose mandate is to go after larger drug cartels and not individual consumers, have said it was summoning Bollywood A-listers to understand the network of supply through alleged consumers.

The investigation has channelled a torrent of abuse and hate at Bollywood from a section of social media and news networks prompting the film industry to speak out last month.

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Metro cities of India serve as the prime destination for various contrabands. NCB in synchronised operations at Mumbai and its connections with rest of India, has made various seizures and arrests which are having ramifications on the narcotics supply chain.

NCB is conducting massive operations against drug traffickers. In the pursuit of operations against drug trafficking, NCB has been conducting regular raids on possible hideouts of drug traffickers, after identifying their modus operandi and whereabouts.

Operation 1:-

On the basis of specific information, on 12.10.2020 team of NCB MZU had seized 1 kg of cocaine and 2 kg of P.C.P. (Phencyclidine) from One M. Ahmed from Vasai, Palghar. During interrogation, M. Ahmed revealed that the contrabands has been provided by one S.K. Saurabh for further selling. NCB team developed intelligence and on the basis of manual intelligence and technical surveillance, apprehended S.K Saurabh on 13.10.2020 from Vasai, Palghar. The sustained interrogation of S.K. Saurabh resulted in further recovery of 29.300 kg of MDA from his shop/godown on 14.10.2020. S.K Saurabh further revealed that the drugs belong to A. Khanivadekar and R. Khanivadekar.

1. Khanivadekar has been apprehended and is under interrogation. During interrogation, he revealed that his brother R. Khanivadekar is accused in a DRI case of 483 kgs of Ephidrine and is on bail. Before the DRI raid, they had shifted the contrabands to the shop/godown of S.K Saurabh and S.K Saurabh had taken out the above recovered contraband from that lot while shifting.

Operation 2:-

NCB Jammu Zonal Unit had affected a seizure of about 56.4 kg of Charas concealed in 55 packets at Ban Toll Plaza, Nagrota, Jammu on 15.09.2019 and apprehended M. Gupta, A. Gambir  and Sonia, all residents of Delhi. Rs. 1,91,000/- and the XUV 500 SUV, which was used to conceal and traffic the contraband was also seized by NCB. The Charas was destined for Mumbai. In a combined operation between Ops Unit and Jammu Zonal Unit, the prime suspect of 56 kg Charas case (seized in Jammu on 15.09.2020) i.e Faruk Chandbadhsah Shaikh (age about 40 years) S/o Chandbadhsah Shaikh, R/o TA-5, Near By Musa Mension Zopadpatti Tank Pakhadi Road Byculla West, Hafijali Bahadurkhan Road (M.N.V.37) Khand Mumbai City 400011 was apprehanded from Mumbai- Pune Highway, along with one of his associates namely Kurban Ali S/o Mohd. Daud R/o H. No. 1933, Mustupha Raja Gali, Basani, Nagaur, Rajasthan.

During further interrogation, they revealed that they were also involved in one case of Mumbai, in which 6 kg Charas was seized from their other associates.

Operation 3:-

In another operation, NCB, Ops had apprehended one Pradeep Rajaram Sahni with 70 gms of Mephedrone in the area of Andheri West. Pradeep had disclosed that he used to supply Mephedrone to various persons in the Andheri and Juhu Area. He was employed as peon/runner with Balaji Telefilms Pvt. Ltd through a third party. The further distribution network of Pradeep Rajaram Sahni is being investigated.

Operation 4:-

In yet another action on the distribution network of drugs, NCB had arrested one Nigerian national namely Uka Emeka @ Godwin  and 04 gms of cocaine has been recovered from him. The seized drug originated from a South American country and the drug trafficker is suspected to be delivering the contraband in the areas of Pali Hill Area, Bandra, Andheri, Juhu and Khar Area.

Further investigations of the forward linkages is underway.

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●निरंजन परिहार

सिनेमा की गंदगी के नालों में बह रही बदबू लगातार नाक पकड़े रहने को मजबूर कर रही है। ड्रग्स व नशे को कारोबार के बाद अब निर्देशक अनुराग कश्यप द्वारा देह शोषण किए जाने का मामला गरम है। यहां किसी अभागी युवती के देह का दोहन मूल विषय नहीं है। मूल विषय है सिनेमावालों के अंत:करण में छिपी बैठी वासना का। वह वासना, जो दमित कल्पनाओं को आकार देने के लिए काम देने के बहाने किसी जरूरतमंद को बिस्तर पर बिछाने के सपने सजाती हैं, और जीवन की खुशियों और तकलीफों को धुंए में उड़ाने को जिंदगी का अनिवार्य अंग मानती है। इसी कामना की कसक में सुशांत सिंह राजपूत कोई दुर्भाग्यवश मरा हुआ पात्र नहीं, बल्कि एक पूरा धारावाहिक कथा बन जाता है। जिसे पूरा देश और दुनिया तीन महीने से लगातार देखते रहने और उसी में उलझे रहने को शापित है।

और अब, दृश्य यह है कि सिनेमा की थाली में छेद करनेवालों और वालियों की सूची लंबी होती जा रही है। रिया चक्रवर्ती का सलाखों का सुख कुछ दिन के लिए और बढ़ गया है, लेकिन अब नशीले संसार के रिश्ते में रिया के दूर के रिश्तेदारों के नाम भी सामने आ रहे हैं। दीपिका पादुकोण, दीया मिर्जा, सारा अली खान, रकुल प्रीत सिंह, श्रद्धा कपूर सहित नम्रता शिरोड़कर आदि उसी सूची का हिस्सा हैं। आज हर तरफ सिर्फ सिनेमा के संसार की चर्चा है, क्योंकि कभी यह नशे के धुंए में धधकता है, तो कभी काम के बदले देह सुख दान करने के किस्से गढ़ता है। अनुराग कश्यप कांड इसी की ताजा तस्वीर है।

यह वक्त मुल्क के मालिकों के लिए यह जागने का है। क्योंकि दीपिका पादुकोण की ड्रग्स मांगने की बातचीत रिकॉर्ड पर आने, रिया चक्रवर्ती के सलाखों में समा जाने और अनुराग कश्यप द्वारा पायल घोष के देह शोषण की बातें सारे संसार के सामने सार्वजनिक हो जाने के बाद भी जिन लोगों को लगता है कि जया बच्चन वाली बॉलीवुड की थाली में गंदगी नहीं है, तो उनका भगवान ही मालिक है। जब संसद में रवि किशन नामक एक सधा हुआ अभिनेता सांसद पुकार करे कि सिनेमा के संसार में फैल रही गंदगी की सफाई जरूरी है, प्रख्यात अभिनेत्री रूपा गांगुली जैसी प्रतिष्ठित महिला सांसद हाथ में प्लेकार्ड लहराकर धरने पर बैठी यह मांग करे कि सिनेमा जगत में महिलाओं के अपमान करनेवालों पर कारवाई हो, सड़क पर जयाप्रदा नाम लब्ध प्रतिष्ठित अभिनेत्री और पूर्व सांसद सिनेमा जगत की सच्चाई का साफ साफ बयान करे, और शेखर सुमन, कंगना रणौत, आदि को यह कहना पड़े कि बॉलीवुड गटर है, तो फिर स्वरा भास्करों और तापसी पन्नुओं के अनुराग कश्यपों के बयानों और जया बच्चन के संसद में सिनेमा को दिए चरित्र प्रमाण पत्र की कोई बहुत वखत नहीं रह जाती।

समस्या यही है कि सिनेमा के संसार में काम के बदले देह दान को सरकारी योजना ‘काम के बदले अनाज’ की तरह बहुत सरलता से स्वीकार कर लिया गया है। सरोज खान जैसी जानी मानी नृत्य निर्देशक ने स्वर्ग सिधारने से पहले सांगली में कहा था कि काम के बदले देह शोषण कोई नई बात नहीं है। यह तो सदियों से चला आ रहा है। फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में दुष्कर्म के बाद लड़कियों को छोड़ नहीं दिया जाता, बल्कि उन्हें काम मिलता है और रोजी-रोटी भी मिलती है। सरोज खान के इतना साफ साफ कहने के बावजूद सिनेमा जगत के कुछ लोग उछल उछल कर कह रहे हैं कि बॉलीवुड की थाली गंदी नहीं है। तो, उनकी बेटी भी कल अगर अब किसी संयोगवश सिनेमा में आगे बढ़ने आ गई, तो यही थाली उन्हें भी विरासत में मिलने वाली है। फिर उस वक्त चाहे वे कितने भी ताकतवर क्यों न हो, इस थाली को साफ करने के लिए वे ऐसे कोई सात्विक और सार्थक प्रयास नहीं कर पाएंगे, जिन्हें करने से वे अपने आप को दूसरों के पाप के प्रपंच से निष्कलंक निकाल सकें।

सरोज खान को मरणोपरांत भी आप गलत मानने के लिए स्वतंत्र हैं। लेकिन पायल घोष से पहले कंगना रणौत, टिस्का चौपड़ा, राधिका आप्टे, कल्कि केचलिन, शर्लिन चोपड़ा, स्वरा भास्कर और प्रीति जैन जैसी कई अभिनेत्रियां तो जिंदा हैं, जिन्होंने सिनेमावालों को देह मांगने के मामले में सवालों के घेरे में खड़ा किया है। कंगना ने तो इस मामले को पूरे दबंग अंदाज में उठाया है। रुपा गांगुली संसद परिसर में इसीलिए धरने पर बैठ गई। रवि किशन ने भी सिनेमा में लड़कियों के शोषण का मामला उठाया। मनोज तिवारी भी खुलकर इस मुद्दे पर बोले। लेकिन जया बच्चन के पास इन दिनों फिल्में नहीं है और जाहिर है, उनकी सिनेमा से जुड़ाव की लोकप्रियता खतरे में है। जिससे उबरने के लिए उनके मीडिया मैनेजरों ने माया रची, तो वे खबरों में आ गईं, माहौल में भी छा गईं। लेकिन गलत लोगों का साथ दे रही थीं, इसीलिए, अभिनेता से नेता बनने वाले रवि किशन को अभी सांसद बने सोलह महीने भी नहीं बीते है। लेकिन सिर्फ सोलह शब्दों में ही वे सोलह साल से संसद में बैठी जया बच्चन पर इसलिए बहुत भारी साबित हुए। लेकिन जहां तक साबित होने का मामला है, तो सिनेमा के संसार की सड़ांध सो सराबोर कई चेहरों को निष्कलंक साबित होना बाकी है। सो, देखते रहिए टीवी, क्योंकि सिनेमा की थाली को गंदा करनेवाले कई सुनहरे चेहरे तो अभी और भी बहुत बचे हुए हैं। (प्राइम टाइम)

(लेखक राजनीतिक विश्लेषक हैं)

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Deepika was also a part of the controversial 2019 video, which the NCB has taken up for investigation, on the basis of the complaint by Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

The NCB is set to summon Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor as well in the investigation. The latter’s chats with Jaya Saha have also been leaked, where they have spoken about ‘CBD oil.

In the widening drugs probe by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), IndiaTV sources have confirmed that the name ‘D’ that surfaced in drugs chat is Deepika Padukone. It is said that the actress asked for ‘hash, not weed’ in chat with ‘K’. Both names – D and K surfaced in the whatsapp drugs chat. Earlier, Shraddha Kapoor’s name also surfaced in the drugs chat. Besides Deepika Padukone, 90’s actress Namrata Shirodkar has also been named in the drugs chat.

The chats accessed are from October 2017 and show Deepika asking for “maal” from ‘K’ who replies that she has it, but at home. Further ‘K’ says that she can ask ‘Amit’ if she wants it, as “he is carrying”. Deepika also then clarifies that she needs “Hash” and not “weed” as the two discuss logistics.

Deepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash has been summoned by NCB for questioning tomorrow. Karishma Prakash is Jaya Saha’s assistant, who also manages also Deepika Padukone. Jaya Saha’s name surfaced in Rhea Chakraborty’s interrogation in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.

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The 28-year-old is expected to request a sessions court for bail today. She spent the night at the Narcotics Control Bureau office last night.

The Byculla jail is the only prison for women inmates in Mumbai and currently has high-profile inmates including Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjee.

Rhea Chakraborty has been charged with organizing drugs for her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, a Bollywood star whose shock death on June 14 is being investigated by the CBI. There is no mention in the court papers of her using drugs.

She faces charges that could lead to up to 10 years in jail.

Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty are accused of arranging drugs with help from Sushant Singh Rajput’s employees Samuel Miranda and Dipesh Sawant, who were allegedly in touch with drug dealers.

The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Rhea Chakraborty after three days of questioning and said in its court documents that she was “an active member of the drug syndicate connected with drug supplies” and knew of “every delivery and payment”

The Narcotics Control Bureau started its inquiries based on WhatsApp chats retrieved from Rhea Chakraborty’s phone, which revealed alleged conversations around procuring drugs.

Sources said on her second day of questioning yesterday, Rhea Chakraborty made an emotional declaration according to sources, telling the Narcotics Control Bureau – “Whatever I did, I did for Sushant”. Sources said the actor had then denied using drugs but had been evasive on certain questions.

As per reports,the gadgets recovered from Rhea’s home revealed that her drugs circle was highly active in 2017, 2018, 2019. Several big names of Bollywood are spotted in these photographs and videos. The arrest by the NCB comes after three consecutive days questioning in the drug case.

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Rhea had earlier confessed before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) that she used to smoke cigarettes filled with marijuana (ganja) with Sushant Singh Rajput.

As per reports,the gadgets recovered from Rhea’s home revealed that her drugs circle was highly active in 2017, 2018, 2019. Several big names of Bollywood are spotted in these photographs and videos. The arrest by the NCB comes after three consecutive days questioning in the drug case.

Now, the case has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as per the orders by the Supreme Court, according to the Mumbai Police on Tuesday.

The Narcotics Control Bureau started its inquiries based on WhatsApp chats retrieved from Rhea Chakraborty’s  phone, which revealed alleged conversations around procuring drugs.

Sources said on her second day of questioning yesterday, Rhea Chakraborty made an emotional declaration according to sources, telling the Narcotics Control Bureau – “Whatever I did, I did for Sushant”. Sources said the actor had then denied using drugs but had been evasive on certain questions.

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