As big names tumble, the role of Talent Management firm KWAN comes into focus with two employees linked to the drug angle being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau

By Our Correspondent

The Narcotics Control Bureau has widened its net in the drug angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. And it’s no longer related to the late actor’s death as the name of superstar Deepika Padukone has cropped up in the drug probe, as reported by Times Now. Alleged Whats App chats from 2017 featuring Padukone and KWAN employees Jaya Saha and Karishma Prakash threatens to open a can of worms. The role of the talent management firm KWAN has come into focus after its CEO Dhruv Chitgopekar was summoned by the NCB today in Mumbai.

Co-director and film producer Madhu Mantena, too, is likely to be summoned by the NCB, as reported by Times Now.

Karishma Prakash, Jaya Saha and Chitgopekar are all being questioned by he NCB today, with Republic TV claiming that Saha could be arrested. Saha’s name had earlier figured in Sushant Singh Rajput death probe after alleged Whats App chats with Rhea Chakraborty revealed that the she asked the former to administer CBD [Cannibidiol] oil to Sushant Singh Rajput.

Deepika Padukone is the latest name big name to be linked to the drug probe. According to Republic TV, as many as 45 celebrities could be exposed in the drug probe. A few years ago, KWAN director Anirban Blah was fired after four women had accused him of sexual assault.