Bollywood drug case: NCB grills Arjun Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades was grilled by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday as part of their probe in the alleged drug nexus of Bollywood.

On Monday, NCB had conducted a raid at the couple's house and had seized laptops, mobile phone, tablets, and several documents.

The NCB traced Arjun and Gabriella after her brother was nabbed Lonavala last month. The agency have suspected that Rampal's girlfriend might have a bigger role in the alleged Bollywood nexus.

According to several media reported, Gabriella;s brother is accused of being in contact with drug peddlers who were reportedly in contact with Sushant Singh Rajput and his former girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

“Demetriades was dealing in a variety of drugs. Electronic evidence showed that he was in touch with Dipesh Sawant and Samuel Miranda, who are linked with accused Rhea and Showik Chakraborty,” an officer told Hindustan Times.

In other updates related to the Bollywood's alleged drug nexus, NCB recently summoned Firoz Nadiadwala and his wife after raiding their property. The NCB said it had seized drugs worth Rs.3.59 lakhs from his home, other locations and from at least four drug peddlers.

In the last few months, the NCB has tracked down a number of drug dealers who were in contact with Bollywood celebrities. The Bollywood drug angle emerged after Sushant Singh Rajput death case which had his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty dealing with drug peddlers allegedly.