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 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday refuted the claims made by some that Kshitij Prasad, former executive producer associated with Dharma Productions, was humiliated and tormented by the agency sleuths, and termed the claims as "mischievous" and "completely untrue".

In a statement, the NCB said that a news item has been purportedly released by Satish Maneshinde, the advocate for Kshitij, who was arrested by the Mumbai zonal unit of NCB on Saturday.

It said the news item alleged that Kshitij was humiliated and tormented by the officers of the Mumbai zonal unit of the NCB.

"It is very unambiguously stated here that the above news item in circulation is mischievous and completely untrue. NCB arrested Kshitij as some incriminating evidences were recovered from him," the agency said.

Actress Meera Chopra on Monday stated that people should trust the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and let the agency do its job in the Sushant Singh Rajput death probe.

"Its extremely difficult to investigate a case where most of the evidence is destroyed or not there coz of time lapse. We should trust #cbi nd let them do their job. Common sentiment of the nation is to get justice in #SSRDeathCase nd iam sure authorities cant ignore that sentiment," Meera tweeted from her verified account.

Her tweet comes at a time when Sushant's fans are getting impatient while waiting for some solid information from the CBI.

Alleging delay into the probe of Sushant's death, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday sought to know the status of the CBI probe, more than six weeks after it took up the investigation.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which arrested Kshitij Prasad, former executive Producer of the Dharma Productions in connection with the drug investigation related to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case allegedly purchased 'ganja' around a dozen times over a three-month period and paid Rs 3,500 each time for the 50 gm of the contraband.

Kshitij was arrested by the NCB on Saturday. NCB sources said that during the searches at this residence on Friday, the agency recovered a joint believed to be remains of smoked ganja from the residence of Kshitij and also some documents and gadgets.

An NCB source said that during her questioning, alleged peddler Ankush Arneja, who was arrested on September 12, identified Sanket Hanuman Chand Patel as the supplier of drugs to Kshitij.

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday reacted to the press statement issued by the CBI in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Swamy feels the investigating bureau should file an FIR with murder charge and arrest the suspects.

"CBI has issued a Media Release which brings some transparency about what is going on. But CBI needs to do more than a Media Release about all possibilities. That is, need a FIR [or add to the Court transferred Patna FIR] with murder [IPC 302] as the crime, & arrest suspects," Swamy tweeted from his verified account on Monday.

Swamy's lawyer Ishkaran Singh Bhandari also tweeted from his unverified account complaining about the delay in the CBI probe.

"Many #Warriors4SSR are getting frustrated with the speed of CBI investigation. We have to trust CBI but many genuine questions are rising & CBI must answer them for public confidence," Ishkaran tweeted from his unverified account on Monday.

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday reacted to the press statement issued by the CBI in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Swamy feels the investigating bureau should file an FIR with murder charge and arrest the suspects.

"CBI has issued a Media Release which brings some transparency about what is going on. But CBI needs to do more than a Media Release about all possibilities. That is, need a FIR [or add to the Court transferred Patna FIR] with murder [IPC 302] as the crime, & arrest suspects," Swamy tweeted from his verified account on Monday.

Swamy's lawyer Ishkaran Singh Bhandari also tweeted from his unverified account complaining about the delay in the CBI probe.

"Many #Warriors4SSR are getting frustrated with the speed of CBI investigation. We have to trust CBI but many genuine questions are rising & CBI must answer them for public confidence," Ishkaran tweeted from his unverified account on Monday.

Claiming that the probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has gone silent, a Maharashtra minister on Monday sought answers from the Central Bureau of Investigation which is now handling the case. State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh sought to know the status of the CBI probe, more than six weeks after it took up the investigation.

"You all know that the investigation into the Sushant death case was being done very professionally by the Maharashtra Police and Mumbai Police. But it was abruptly handed over to the CBI," Deshmukh told mediapersons.

"We eagerly want to know... Even the people are now asking whether Sushant died by suicide or if he was murdered. We want the details of the CBI probe to come out," Deshmukh told mediapersons

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After CBI's statement, AIIMS also issued an official statement and said that the experts are in touch with the probing agency and if necessary it will hold a meeting. 

Speaking about CBI's probe, advocate Vikas Singh told India TV, "I never doubted CBI's investigating capability. my worries arose when the team reached Delhi to meet AIIMS doctors. Only after their joint meeting, it will become clear whether it was a murder or suicide. since there is no murderer involved this meeting was important. CBI's work became difficult when Mumbai police in the early days did not investigate the case properly. I know the officials must be facing difficulties since a lot of evidence are not there, fingerprints are not there, I don't know the photographs were taken.  

As soon as the CBI meeting with AIIMS experts will happen, the case will move further. The statement from CBI that came today has assured us that something will definitely take place next."

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"NCB officers said they would let me off if I implicated either Karan Johar, Somel Mishra, Rakhi, Apoorva, Neeraj or Rahil," Dharma's former employee Kshitij Prasad's lawyer quoted him as saying in the court. He added, "I refused to comply with this despite the pressure being mounted on me as I did not know any of these people personally... and I did not wish to falsely implicate anyone."

Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti shared a strong message on social media along with a picture of the late actor. She said, "PRAY.... Because when prayers are heard miracles happen!"

Sushant Singh Rajput's fans have been supporting the actor's family since the beginning of the probe and standing by them. Now that the focus has shifted to the Bollywood drugs probe, fans' have been sharing posts demanding justice for the late actor and supporting the family in fulfilling Sushant's dreams. The actor's sister Shweta Singh Kirti lauded the efforts and shared some of the posts on her timeline.