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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday issued summons to Bollywood actresses, including Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shradhha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh in a Bollywood-drug nexus case.

Deepika Padukone has been summoned on Friday and Rakul Preet Singh tomorrow. Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor will be questioned on Saturday and fashion designer Simone Khambatta will also be questioned tomorrow, say officials.

Deepika Padukone's business manager Karishma Prakash will also be questioned on Friday in a case that the Narcotics Control Bureau had filed on the basis of WhatsApp messages retrieved from Rhea Chakraborty's mobile phone, which had revealed conversations on procuring drugs.

WhatsApp chats accessed by the NCB have revealed drugs such as marijuana, CBD oil (an extract of cannabis), cocaine and MDMA being used in Bollywood parties.

The NCB has accessed details of a June 22 chat ofMadhu Mantena asking Jaya Saha for drugs. The NCB is in possession of this drugs conversation between the two and CNN News18 has learnt that possibility of Jaya's arrest is likely.