Drugs case: NCB arrests Bollywood hairstylist and make-up artiste Suraj Godambe with cocaine

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New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has nabbed yet another Bollywood professional in connection with the drugs case. On Thursday, the officials arrested B-Town hairstylist and make-up artiste Suraj Godambe with around 17.6 grams of cocaine worth Rs 1.5 lakh and cash amounting to Rs 50,000.

Suraj Godambe has worked with some top Bollywood production houses. The NCB, which is conducting a probe into the alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus, apprehended Godambe after a raid. He was produced before a court later today and was remanded to NCB custody till December 16, news agency IANS reports.

Apart from Suraj, a drug peddler, who is an auto-rickshaw driver, was also arrested by the NCB. Identified as Lalchandra Yadav, he was the conduit who supplied the contraband on behalf of a Nigerian drug syndicate.

With this several Bollywood A-listers have come under the NCB scanner as the anti-drug agency has recovered a diary from Suraj Godambe's possession which has names of stars written on it. The NCB suspects that these could be the celebrities whom Sooraj used to supply drugs.

The NCB has been conducting searches in Mumbai since Tuesday and has arrested two persons, including drug peddler Regel Mahakal, in connection with a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. The probe agency seized 'charas' worth Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 13.51 lakh cash during the searches, the official said.

Regel Mahakal used to supply drugs to Anuj Keshwani, also an accused in the case, who further supplied drugs to others. To recall, Keshwani used to supply drugs to Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

The NCB, which is probing the drug angle in Sushant's death case, started the investigation after it received official communication from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which there were various chats related to drug consumption, procurement, usage and transportation. 

Rhea, Showik, some staff members of Sushant and a few others were arrested under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Rhea, Showik and some other accused were later granted bail. 

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020. 

(With agency inputs)