NCB arrests comedian Bharti Singh after cannabis seizure from her house
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The NCB searched Ms. Singh’s house and workplace within the morning as a part of its probe into alleged drug use within the Hindi movie business.
The Narcotics Control Bureau on November 21, 2020 arrested comedian Bharti Singh following seizure of ganja (cannabis) from her house in suburban Andheri, an official stated.
The NCB searched Ms. Singh’s house and workplace within the morning as a part of its probe into alleged drug use within the Hindi movie business.
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A group led by Sameer Wankhede, the central company’s zonal director, carried out a search at Ms. Singh’s residence at Lokhandwala Complex in addition to her manufacturing house based mostly on a tip-off, a launch stated.
It recovered 86.5g of ganja through the search, the discharge added.
“Both Ms. Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya accepted consumption of ganja. Bharti Singh was placed under arrest under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and examination of Mr. Limbachiya is underway,” the NCB launch added.
The amount allegedly seized from Ms. Singh’s possession is taken into account as “small quantity” below the act, as in opposition to “commercial quantity”, an NCB official stated.
Upto 1,000g of ganja is taken into account small amount, which attracts a jail time period of as much as six months and/or positive of Rs. 10,000. Possession of business amount — 20 kg or extra — can entice as much as 20 years in jail. For the amount in between, the punishment might be as a lot as 10 years in jail.
“Singh’s name had cropped up during the interrogation of a drug peddler,” he added. The company additionally carried out searches at two different areas within the metropolis, the official stated.
Ms. Singh has appeared in lots of comedy and actuality exhibits on TV. She has additionally hosted a couple of such exhibits.
The NCB has been probing the alleged drug use in Bollywood after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June on the premise of WhatsApp chats involving medicine.
The central company had earlier arrested Rajput’s girlfriend, actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, some staff of the late movie star and some others below varied sections of the NDPS Act.
Ms. Chakraborty and another accused are at present out on bail.
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