Preetika Chauhan NCB arrest drugs
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested actress Preetika Chauhan on the charges of buying and consuming drugs. According to an ANI report, the actress was arrested along with an alleged drug peddler Faisal while buying drugs. They were caught with 99 grams of ganja.

The 30-year-old actress, Preetika has worked in popular shows like ‘Savdhaan India’ and ‘Devo Ke Dev Mahadev’, ‘CID’ and ‘Hanuman’ to name a few. She has also been part of shows like ‘Sasural Simar Ka’, and ‘Maa Vaishnodevi’.

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Talking about these arrests, NCB told ANI, “A team of Mumbai Zonal Unit apprehended two persons at Machhimar, Versova, and succeeded in a seizure of 99 grams of Ganja from their possession, yesterday. The two persons – one Faisal & TV actor Preetika Chauhan – were arrested & produced before court(sic).”

Preetika hails from Himachal Pradesh and had made her television debut in 2015. Ever since then she has featured in several hit shows. The actress played the role of Goddess Saraswati in ‘Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman’.

Meanwhile, NCB has also taken Arjun Rampal’s partner Gabriella’s brother Agisilaos Demetriades into their custody. NCB has accused Agisilaos of buying and supplying banned drugs.

NCB is currently investigating the drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. So far they have made several arrests and interrogated some of the top actresses of the film industry like Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh and Sara Ali Khan to name a few.

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