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The names of Sara Ali Khan, Simone Khambatta and Rakul Preet Singh have surfaced during the investigation. No summons issued to these people as of now: Narcotics Control Bureau on the questioning of actor Rhea Chakraborty, in a drug case, related to Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

NCB has received a prescription, artificial hookah, some suspicious substances from Sushant Singh Rajput's farmhouse in Lonavala. Also, the employees of the farmhouse have revealed information about Sara Ali Khan, Rhea Chakraborty and 2 more actresses coming to the farmhouse and attending parties. It is also learned that Sushant had kept a motorboat the monthly rental of which was given by Samuel Miranda from Sushant's account. It is also revealed that in the absence of Sushant, Showik has also gone to this farmhouse with his friends and had partied.  Suryadip has gone to this party with Showik. NCB is also ascertaining whether the remaining drug peddlers like Karamjeet, Anuj, Zaid, Basit, Ibrahim were also involved in these parties of Showik. 

The NCB also found out in the investigation that Samuel Mirinda was responsible for the liquor, food, and other arrangements at Lonavala's farmhouse and that Samuel Miranda Karamjit aka KJ, Zaid, Basit, Ibrahim and Suryadip were in contact with everyone. NCB has also received information that apart from her own phone, Rhea used to operate WhatsApp chats through her mother Sandhya's phone and also kept in touch with people through mother's WhatsApp chats.

NCB has also seized the CCTV DVR of Lonavala Farm House and has also taken all the information related to the guest. The statements of local shopkeepers of Lonavala from whom meat, fish, liquor were sourced and motorboat were also taken.

-JP Singh

While Karamjeet Singh Anand, Dwayne Fernandes, and Ankush Anreja, all arrested in past couple of days, were sent to NCB custody till September 16, three others - Sanket Patel, Sandeep Gupta and Aftab Fateh Ansari - also arrested in this period, have been sent to judicial custody till September 23.

-Rajesh Kumar

Maharashtra: A court in Mumbai sends Karamjeet Singh, Dwayne Fernandes and Ankush Anreja to custody of NCB till Sept 16, and Sandeep Gupta and Aftab Fateh Ansari to judicial custody till Sept 23 in connection with drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

Monday marks three months of the demise of Sushant Singh Rajput. Vishal Kirti, brother-in-law of the late actor feels it is time to slowly start healing while continuing to fight for justice for Sushant. "Occasionally, I will share some sweet memory of Sushant with the 'Extended Family' so that we slowly heal while the fight for justice is on. Needless to say, we are so thankful for the support we have received from the #Warriors4SSR in the pursuit of justice," Vishal tweeted from his unverified account on Monday morning.

Anuj Keshwani sent to judicial custody till 23rd September. He was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for alleged drug peddling.

Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, says more than one lakh trees were planted across the globe as part of the #Plants4SSR campaign. Shweta took to Instagram, where she posted a video of people planting saplings.

"More than 1 lakh trees were planted across the globe. #Plants4SSR Thank you so much for making it happen," she wrote alongside the video.

In a major development, it is being said that Sara Ali Kha provided drugs to Rhea on several occasions when needed.

Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput can be seen smoking in viral video

Rhea's lawyer Satish Maneshinde says it will take some more time for the bail plea of the actress and her brother Showik. "So far, the order copy rejected from the session court has not been received. Hope to get it today. Today the High Court is unlikely to hear the bail plea. Even today, Showik and Rhea have to remain in jai", says the lawyer.

(Atul Singh)

NCB Official has clarified to IndiaTV: There have been questions whether the names of Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Simone Khambatta surfaced during the investigation. The answer to that is yes. 

Has NCB prepared a list of 25 Bollywood personalities? The answer to that is No. 

(Reported by Abhay Parashar)

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari feels that Bollywood has a beautiful side, too, and declares it is an inclusive space. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely death on June 14 has sparked a heated debate about "insiders and outsiders" and nepotism in Bollywood.

With so much of toxicity in and around Bollywood and social media, how does Aditi keep herself positive? "Just by believing that one day it will sort (out), also by knowing that we can do something about it. No industry is devoid of flaws. We are also human beings, we make mistakes, we have our flaws, we oversee certain things but there is a beautiful side to our industry too," Aditi told IANS.

Aditi then explained: "We all stick together, we are loyal, we stand together. Whatever people might say we really stand together. People have our backs."

Choreographer Ganesh Hiwarkar recalls how his dear friend, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, not only stopped him from committing suicide but also made sure his career as a dance teacher flourished in the city. He says Sushant gave him emotional, moral and financial support despite being a struggling actor and dancer at the time.

"This was in 2007. It was Sushant's idea to make a brochure for my dance class. I did not have much knowledge about these things at that time. I would normally run my class with just five or six students. Sushant was associated with Shiamak Davar, and he told this was not the way. He told me I needed to advertise to get more students. He got Shiamak's brochure and calendar and showed it to me, saying this is how branding needs to be done," Ganesh told IANS.

"Sushant not only gave me the idea for the brochure but created it, too. I still remember he sat on a computer all night looking for a suitable name for my dance class, brochure design and all that. The text was also planned by him -- what to mention for kids, what to write to attract adult students. He also posed for the photographs that were printed in the brochure," Ganesh added.

-IANS