Bollywood drugs case: NCB notice to Karan Johar over viral party video

New Delhi: Filmmaker Karan Johar has been sent notice by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with the Bollywood drugs nexus and is seeking pertinent information related to the same. 

The notice has been given with respect to the viral video which was under circulation sometime back. 

As per sources, the NCB had received a complaint from Manjinder Singh Sirsa in this regard and was marked to MZU. To check the veracity of the video the notice has been sent.

Under 67(B) of the NDPS Act 67(B) physical appearance is not required but one has to co-operate with the investigating agency. The person against whom it is issued is not questioned during the probe.

Earlier, the NCB had received the forensic report of the party video at Karan Johar's home in 2019. The forensic report had confirmed that the video is authentic, unedited and no tampering was done with it.

The video was posted on July 28, 2019, by Karan Johar. It showed several Bollywood celebrities including Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Dhawan at his home.

The NCB has been probing drugs nexus in Bollywood which has been unravelled after the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. He was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020. He was 34.