Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone summoned by police in drugs probe

Deepika Padukone has been summoned as part of a probe into the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Photo: AFP

Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone has been summoned for questioning as part of an escalating drugs probe into the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian police said late Wednesday.

The investigation has already seen actress Rhea Chakraborty arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her former boyfriend Rajput, who was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment - with police saying he took his own life.