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Celebrity manager, bizman’s NCB custody extended again

- STAFF REPORTER

A magistrate court in the city once again, on Thursday, extended the custody till Saturday with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of celebrity manager Rahila Furniturew­ala and businessma­n Karan Sajnani in a massive drug seizure case. Appearing for the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) that had arrested the duo, Special Public Prosecutor Atul Sarpande told the magistrate that the agency needs further custody of the two as there are WhatsApp chats that they need to be confronted with. Further, the court was informed that there are financial

transactio­ns that the agency is investigat­ing.

Sajnani, a British national, was arrested on Saturday. On the same day, Furniturew­ala and her sister Shaista Furniturew­ala were also arrested. While the custody of Rahila and Sajnani came to be extended for the second time in the week, Shaista was given bail by the court on Monday.

 ?? PIC: BHUSHAN KOYANDE ?? Rahila Furniturew­ala at Ballar Estate.
PIC: BHUSHAN KOYANDE Rahila Furniturew­ala at Ballar Estate.

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