Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone questioned in drugs probe

Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone (centre) arriving at the office of narcotics control board, in Mumbai, India, Saturday (Sept 26, 2020). Bollywood star, Deepika Padukone, was questioned on Saturday by India's narcotics control board which is probing the movie industry's links with drug peddler and cartels, officials said. - AP

MUMBAI, Sept 26 (AFP): Indian police hauled in Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone for questioning on Saturday in an escalating drugs probe following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Rajput was found dead in his apartment in June, sparking a media frenzy with rolling news channels speculating that his former girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, drove him to kill himself with narcotics and even black magic.