Ananya Panday, the daughter of Bollywood actor Chunky Panday, was summoned to the office of the Narcotics Control Bureau for questioning.
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The NCB claimed that the actress' name apparently figures in some WhatsApp chats recovered from Aryan Khan's phone and that she will be grilled by NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede and a female officer.
According to a report on Times Now, the actress is not an 'accused' in the ongoing drugs case, but has been called in by the agency as a 'witness'. The actress will reportedly be questioned about her chats with Aryan and that her statement will be recorded.
Sources have revealed that Ananya's mobile and laptop were seized by the NCB. However, when the officials were asked about the same, they refused to comment about the same.
While speaking to the media about the ongoing probe, an NCB officer clarified, "The investigation is going on. When NCB officials visit a person or location for questioning that does not mean the person is a culprit or being investigated. There are several procedures being followed."
A team of NCB officers also paid a formal 'visit' to the residences of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan in Bandra and raided a location in Andheri on Thursday as part of the ongoing probe into the October 2 luxury cruiser party.
"The NCB Mumbai Zonal Unit officials visited 'Mannat', the residence of Aryan Khan in connection with the (Cr.94/21 case) for seeking certain material related to the investigation of the case from Shah Rukh Khan, by following due procedure of notice, etc.," said NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede in a statement later.
He also dismissed reports in sections of the media dubbing the NCB trip to the superstar's sea-facing bungalow as a 'raid'.
As part of its probe, the NCB has arrested a total of 20 persons so far, and more arrests are not ruled out.
1/5:Aryan Khan drugs case: Decoding Shah Rukh Khan's son and Ananya Panday's friendship
<p>On Thursday, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) visited Chunky Panday’s house. Three NCB officials, including a female officer, served a summons to Ananya Panday. The actress was asked to appear before the NCB at their office on the same day at 2 pm for further questioning. Meanwhile, another NCB team visited Shah Rukh Khan’s Mumbai residence, Mannat. The search operation followed right after the central agency submitted chat messages of Aryan Khan with an "upcoming Bollywood actress" to a Mumbai court, and claimed that both were discussing drugs. Ananya shares a close bond with Aryan and Suhana and the trio often hangs out together at parties and events. Here are some pics of them together...</p><p>Also See: <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shah-rukh-khan-gauri-khan-aryan-khan-suhana-khan-narcotica-control-bureau-ncb-drug-case/liveblog/87174689.cms">Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan drug case Live Updates</a></p><p>Read Also: <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ncb-officer-on-ananya-panday-being-served-summons-this-does-not-mean-she-is-a-culprit-or-being-investigated/articleshow/87180713.cms">NCB officer on Ananya Panday being served summons: This does not mean she is a culprit or being investigated</a></p><p><br /></p>TIMESOFINDIA.COM
2/5:Childhood buddies
<p>Ananya Panday is SRK's daughter Suhana Khan's bestie. She shares a close bond with Aryan Khan as well. In an old interview, when Ananya was quizzed about Suhana and Aryan, she had said that both of the Khan kids are extremely talented and are meant for bigger things in life. She had revealed that Aryan is more inclined towards direction, which he is apparently great at. Panday had mentioned that he is a very good writer, and is witty and smart too.</p><p>Pic: Instagram</p>
3/5:Gauri Khan and Bhavana Pandey
<p>Gauri Khan, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, Neelam Kothari Soni, Seema Khan are part of the same circle of friends. We get to see their pictures chilling together often. Gauri even made an extended cameo in the web series 'The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives', along with superstar husband Shah Rukh Khan. The series was based on the lives of four star-wives--Seema, Neelam, Bhavana, and Maheep.</p><p><br /><br />Pic: Instagram</p>
4/5:Party animals
<p>Aryan Khan and Ananya are often seen partying with their gang of friends. While Aryan is not that active on social media but fan clubs dedicated to him often post rare and unseen photos of the star kid from parties. We often get to see them chilling with their friends.</p><p>Pic: Instagram </p>
