Bharti
Singh
and
Haarsh
Limbachiyaa
were
arrested
by
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
for
consumption
and
possession
of
marijuana
on
Sunday
(November
22,
2020)
and
were
sent
to
14-day
judicial
custody
(i.e.,
till
December
4)
by
a
court.
However,
as
per
Mid-day
report,
although
the
NCB
had
sought
their
custody,
the
court
refused
it
by
citing
that
it
was
only
a
case
of
consumption.
As
per
the
report,
the
agency
had
seized
small
quantities
of
Ganja
from
Bharti
and
Haarsh's
premises.
Advocate
Atul
Sarpande,
who
appeared
for
NCB,
was
quoted
by
the
leading
daily
as
saying,
"We
had
sought
two
days
custody
to
understand
how
they
purchased
the
drugs
and
how
payments
were
made
to
the
peddler,
but
the
court
refused
it."
Meanwhile,
the
couple
has
applied
for
bail
before
the
Esplanade
Court
and
the
matter
was
supposed
to
be
heard
today,
but
might
be
delayed
as
the
special
public
prosecutor
is
busy
with
other
cases
and
they
have
requested
for
some
other
date
of
argument.
Atul
Sarpande
was
quoted
by
ANI
as
saying,
"As
I
am
busy
with
other
cases
today,
we
will
request
for
some
other
date
of
argument."
Apparently,
Bharti
has
been
sent
to
Byculla
women's
prison
while
her
husband
Haarsh
has
been
lodged
at
Taloja
jail.
The
court
said,
"The
drug
seized
from
their
residence
is
of
a
small
quantity.
Also,
it's
a
case
of
consumption
only,
hence
police
custody
under
such
circumstances
is
not
required."
Apparently,
after
the
couple's
arrest,
their
staff
is
also
being
questioned.
Zonal
NCB
director
Sameer
Wankhede
was
quoted
by
Pinkvilla
as
saying,
"There
are
some
people
who
are
being
looked
at
and
members
of
her
staff
are
also
being
investigated
and
questioned
by
the
NCB."