<p>Continuing its swoop on the entertainment industry, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested TV industry’s comedy queen Bharti Singh.</p>.<p>In a swoop, the NCB carried out raids at the residence of Bharti and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa. The sleuths seized from their residence 86.5 gms of ganja.</p>.<p>“Both Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa has accepted that they consumed ganja,” said NCB Mumbai unit’s Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.</p>.<p>The couple were summoned to the Exchange Building, the NCB’s Mumbai zonal office.</p>.<p>While Bharti Singh has been arrested, her husband Haarsh is being examined.</p>.<p>The couple were taken in separate vehicles to the NCB office.</p>.<p>As Bharti entered the NCB office, she said: “….nothing….they have called us for some questioning”.</p>.<p>Earlier in the morning, the NCB teams landed at their premises in Andheri, Lokhandwala Complex and Versova areas and carried out search operations.</p>.<p>Bharti (36) and Haarsh (33) are among the leading couple in India’s TV industry and are currently hosting <em>India’s Best Dance</em>r on Sony Entertainment Television.</p>.<p>Bharti has been part of numerous comedy shows – and is now part of <em>The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2</em> and <em>Funhit Me Jaari</em>.</p>.<p>Haarsh is a screenwriter and producer and has written the shows <em>Comedy Circus Ke Tansen</em>, <em>Comedy Nights Bachao</em> and <em>Comedy Nights Live</em>. He also wrote dialogues for the film <em>PM Narendra Modi</em> and lyrics for the title track of the film <em>Malang</em>. He has also created, produced and hosted <em>Khatra Khatra Khatra</em> and<em> Hum Tum Aur Quarantine</em>.</p>.<p>The questioning of the couple by the NCB is part of the probe to unravel the entertainment industry-drug cartel nexus.</p>.<p>Among the celebrities questioned earlier include Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet Singh, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan.</p>.<p>The NCB is carrying out two investigations simultaneously - one into the drug angle vis-à-vis Sushant Singh Rajput and the another the larger Bollywood-drug cartel nexus.</p>.<p>Nearly twenty persons, including Sushant’s live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, were arrested. Subsequently, Rhea was granted conditional bail by the Bombay High Court.</p>
<p>Continuing its swoop on the entertainment industry, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested TV industry’s comedy queen Bharti Singh.</p>.<p>In a swoop, the NCB carried out raids at the residence of Bharti and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa. The sleuths seized from their residence 86.5 gms of ganja.</p>.<p>“Both Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa has accepted that they consumed ganja,” said NCB Mumbai unit’s Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.</p>.<p>The couple were summoned to the Exchange Building, the NCB’s Mumbai zonal office.</p>.<p>While Bharti Singh has been arrested, her husband Haarsh is being examined.</p>.<p>The couple were taken in separate vehicles to the NCB office.</p>.<p>As Bharti entered the NCB office, she said: “….nothing….they have called us for some questioning”.</p>.<p>Earlier in the morning, the NCB teams landed at their premises in Andheri, Lokhandwala Complex and Versova areas and carried out search operations.</p>.<p>Bharti (36) and Haarsh (33) are among the leading couple in India’s TV industry and are currently hosting <em>India’s Best Dance</em>r on Sony Entertainment Television.</p>.<p>Bharti has been part of numerous comedy shows – and is now part of <em>The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2</em> and <em>Funhit Me Jaari</em>.</p>.<p>Haarsh is a screenwriter and producer and has written the shows <em>Comedy Circus Ke Tansen</em>, <em>Comedy Nights Bachao</em> and <em>Comedy Nights Live</em>. He also wrote dialogues for the film <em>PM Narendra Modi</em> and lyrics for the title track of the film <em>Malang</em>. He has also created, produced and hosted <em>Khatra Khatra Khatra</em> and<em> Hum Tum Aur Quarantine</em>.</p>.<p>The questioning of the couple by the NCB is part of the probe to unravel the entertainment industry-drug cartel nexus.</p>.<p>Among the celebrities questioned earlier include Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, Rakul Preet Singh, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan.</p>.<p>The NCB is carrying out two investigations simultaneously - one into the drug angle vis-à-vis Sushant Singh Rajput and the another the larger Bollywood-drug cartel nexus.</p>.<p>Nearly twenty persons, including Sushant’s live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik, were arrested. Subsequently, Rhea was granted conditional bail by the Bombay High Court.</p>