Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan reached the Narcotics Control Bureau office in south Mumbai on Saturday morning to record their statements in the drugs probe linked to film star Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said.
Deepika arrived at the NCB guest house in Colaba, from where the central agency is operating, in a small car around 9.50 am.
There is heavy police deployment outside the NCB office, where barricades have been put up. Media personnel have gathered in large numbers for coverage.
Deepika has been summoned by the NCB as part of its probe into the alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus.
There were reports that Deepika's husband and actor Ranveer Singh had asked the NCB if he could also remain present during her interrogation. However, the NCB had on Friday clarified that it did not receive any such request.
Deepika's manager Karishma Prakash, who was questioned by the team on Friday, has also been asked to remain present for further questioning on Saturday, another official said.
Prakash's WhatsApp chats included conversations about drugs with one 'D' and the central agency wanted to find out who this person was, the NCB sources had said earlier.
Actor Shraddha Kapoor too reached the NCB office on Saturday to record her statement in drugs probe linked to film star Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said.
She arrived at the NCB's zonal office in Ballard Estate in south Mumbai around noon.
The NCB probe team will record her statement regarding the drugs case related to Rajput's death and Bollywood-drugs nexus as well, the official said.
Shraddha's name cropped up during the interrogation of some persons, who were earlier summoned by the probe team, sources said.
Shraddha had worked with Rajput, who was found hanging in his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14.
Sara Ali Khan reached the NCB office in south Mumbai on Saturday afternoon to record her statement in connection with drugs probe linked to film star Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said.
She reached the NCB's zonal office in Ballard Estate around 1 pm.
Her name cropped up during the questioning of Rhea Chakraborty, Rajput's girlfriend who has been arrested by the NCB in the drugs case along with over a dozen others, officials said.
Sara was Rajput's co-star in "Kedarnath" film.