The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested television actress Preetika Chauhan, A Tanzanian national and three others in a drug supply case in Mumbai.
According to several media reports, a module of drug racket was busted by the NCB in Mumbai. Preetika was arrested while buying drugs in Versova and the Tanzanian national was arrested with cocaine south Mumbai
The other three arrested are drug peddlers who were caught with 99 grams of charas, MDMA and methamphetamine.
All the five have been arrested under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Pyschotropic Substances(NDPS) Act and will be presented before court on November 8. As of now, the accused have been sent to judicial custody till November 8.
Preetika Chauhan made her acting debut in 2016 with Bollywood film Jhamela along side Pawa Sawant.
Preetika is a renowned name in television industry. She is known for her playing the role of Goddess Parvati in Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Katahyein and also appeared in few episodes of Saavdhan India.
The accused were arrested following a tip that NCB received and deployed officers in plain clothes at three places in Mumbai on Saturday. “The team succeeded in affecting a seizure of 99 grams of ganja from their possession,” an official told The Indian Express
NCB is currently investigating all the links related to the accused that could lead to a bigger drug racket.
Earlier, on September 8, NCB had arrested Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother among few others in a drug case that emerged while investigating the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. The NCB had said that the brother-sister duo are active members of drug syndicates and were involved in procuring and consuming drugs.
Later the NCB called in other Bollywood celebs including Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Deepika Padukone for investigation over the same matter.
