The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday refuted the claims made by some that Kshitij Prasad, the former executive producer associated with Dharma Productions, was humiliated and tormented by the agency sleuths, and termed the claims as “mischievous” and “completely untrue”.
In a statement, the NCB said that a news item has been purportedly released by Satish Maneshinde, the advocate for Kshitij, who was arrested by the Mumbai zonal unit of NCB on Saturday.
It said the news item alleged that Kshitij was humiliated and tormented by the officers of the Mumbai zonal unit of the NCB.
“It is very unambiguously stated here that the above news item in circulation is mischievous and completely untrue. NCB arrested Kshitij as some incriminating evidence were recovered from him,” the agency said.
The NCB statement came after Kshitij’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde alleged that…