Popular TV actress Bharti Singh and husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa have been sent to the judicial custody for 14 days, i.e. until December 4, 2020. The order was given by the court in Mumbai, on Sunday, November 22, after the dup accepted the possession and consumption of Ganja.
They were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday, November 21, after 12-hour interrogation. Officials conducted a raid at their apartment and office in Mumbai, whereby the officials found cannabis from their Andheri residence. While Bharti was arrested on Saturday, Harsh was being examined by the team.
An NCB official confirmed the same and stated that the couple has been booked under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The search began after the team received information regarding the possession of Ganja, and after investigation, the team seized 86.5g from their residence. The search was with regards to the probe in the drug consumed by the members of the entertainment fraternity.
NCB officials in a statement said that the amount possessed by them is in 'small quantity' and not the 'commercial quantity' which as per the NDPS act is up to 1,000 gm. If found guilty, the accused might get a jail term of up to six months and a fine of INR 10,000.
Several other popular stars have been summoned by the NCB regarding the case, and the list includes Arjun Rampal, Firoz A Nadiadwala, Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty and others.
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