Ananya Panday left the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office on Thursday, 21 October after 2 hours of questioning in the Mumbai cruise case. She has also been summoned again on Friday at 11 am. Her father Chunky Pandey had accompanied her to the agency's office.
Earlier on Thursday, NCB officials paid a visit to Ananya's house. "A search was conducted on Thursday morning. We have given our summons, now we will follow the procedure. We can't disclose further" Ashok Mutha Jain, NCB DDG, was quoted by ANI as saying.
As per a report by NDTV, the NCB has seized Ananya's phone and laptop.
NCB sources told The Quint that WhatsApp chats submitted by the probe agency to the NDPS court on Wednesday mentioned messages exchanged between Aryan Khan, who has been arrested in an alleged drugs case, and an actor, who is Ananya.
Aryan has been in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail since 8 October. A special court rejected his bail on Wednesday, 20 October, following which he moved an application in the Bombay High Court. The HC will hear Aryan's bail plea on 26 October.
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