COMEDIENNE BHARTI SINGH AND HUSBAND ARRESTED IN DRUGS CASE GRANTED BAIL

The 36-year-old comedienne was arrested on Saturday after her Mumbai home was searched by the anti-drugs bureau. Subsequently, her husband, 33, a screenwriter, producer and television personality was arrested yesterday post over 15 hours of questioning.

The anti-drugs bureau said on Saturday that a "small quantity of cannabis" (86.5 grams) was found from their home, situated in an apartment complex in Andheri. "Both Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa accepted consuming ganja," the NCB said in a statement.

A magistrate court remanded the couple to judicial custody until December 4. "Both of them have been granted bail by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court on furnishing a bail bond of ₹ 15,000 each. No reply was filed by the NCB yet. A notice was issued to them on Sunday itself," their lawyer Aiyaz Khan was quoted as saying. According to an NCB official, Bharti’s name emerged during questioning of a drug peddler.