Karan Johar’s 2019 party video not related to Bollywood drugs probe, says NCB official

A Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official has clarified rumours round Karan Johar’s 2019 celebration video being investigated as a part of their probe into the alleged Bollywood drug nexus. The official stated that the video shouldn’t be beneath scanner.

Speaking to reporters, Mutha Ashok Jain, Deputy Director General of NCB, stated the video had nothing to do with the current case. The video in query confirmed moments from Karan’s home celebration with a number of Bollywood stars, together with Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora and others. The clip grew to become viral after a number of social media customers shared it, believing that the celebs seemed intoxicated on medication.

Recently, with Bollywood’s drug drawback turning into a subject of nationwide debate, former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa had filed a grievance with the NCB, asking the company to research what he has alleged was a ‘drug party’.

 

Sharing his letter to NCB chief Rakesh Asthana, Sirsa stated that he met with him and requested him to launch an investigation into the video. “I met Sh. Rakesh Asthana, Chief of @narcoticsbureauat BSF head quarter, Delhi regarding submission of complaint for investigation & action against film Producer @karanjohar & others for organizing drug party at his residence in Mumbai That party video must be investigated into!” he wrote.

Karan had earlier clarified that no medication have been used at his celebration. “There were achieving members of the industry who were having an easy night out after a hard week of work, having a good time. I took that video with all the earnestness… would I be putting out that video if there was anything happening at all, I am not stupid,” he had stated within the interview with Rajeev Masand.

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“My mother, 5 minutes before this video, was sitting with us. It was that kind of a family, happy, social gathering, where friends were sitting and having a good time and we were listening to some music, having some good food and having good conversational energy there. There was nothing else going on,” he had stated.

On Saturday, NCB had additionally arrested Kshitij Ravi Prasad, who reportedly labored for Dharma Productions. In an announcement on Friday, Karan had stated Prasad joined Dharmatic Entertainment, sister concern of Johar’s Dharma Productions, in November 2019 on a contract foundation for a venture which didn’t materialise.

(With PTI inputs)

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