NCB issues notice to Karan Johar over 2019 party video

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued a notice to filmmaker Karan Johar in connection with a video of a party of his that went viral last year. Earlier this year, a member of the political party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had complained to the NCB, alleging drug use at the party based on the video. 

The NCB said in a statement, “He [Johar] need not be present physically but he has been asked to respond soon. The notice has been given with respect to the video which was under circulation. The NCB had received a complaint from Manjinder Sirsa in this regard and it was marked to MZU (Mumbai zonal unit). To check the veracity of the video, the notice has been sent.”

In the video, Hindi cinema artistes such as Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Varun Dhawan, Shahid Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Vicky Kaushal, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora and Ayan Mukerji are seen enjoying themselves at the gathering at Johar’s residence. 

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Earlier this year, along with Sirsa, some news channels too had criticized Johar for allegedly promoting drugs. Johar had released a statement in response, stating, “Certain news channels, print/ electronic media and social media platform(s) are wrongly and misleadingly reporting that narcotics were consumed at a party that I, Karan Johar hosted on 28 July 2019 at my residence (sic).”

The statement further read, “I had already clarified my position way back in 2019 that the allegations were false. No narcotics were consumed at the party. I would like to unequivocally once again state that I do not consume narcotics and I do not promote or encourage consumption of any such substance.” 

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