{"id":76362,"date":"2020-09-26T20:53:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T15:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=76362"},"modified":"2020-09-28T13:08:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T07:38:51","slug":"media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB &#8216;drug&#8217; probe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre after diverting mainstream media&#8217;s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood &#8216;drug cartel&#8217; probe. In a similar WhatsApp chat &#8216;leak&#8217;, Padukone was found allegedly talking about procuring drugs. The actor was summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following which Republic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/india-news\/law-and-order\/ranveer-singh-seeks-ncbs-nod-to-join-deepika-padukone-during-probe-c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published an &#8216;exclusive&#8217; report<\/a> claiming her husband Ranveer Singh requested the NCB to let him join Padukone during interrogation as she suffers from &#8216;anxiety&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76363 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/c5f184c3-62dd-47ca-ad74-3d74eed8e970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/c5f184c3-62dd-47ca-ad74-3d74eed8e970.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/c5f184c3-62dd-47ca-ad74-3d74eed8e970-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/c5f184c3-62dd-47ca-ad74-3d74eed8e970-768x821.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In his application to the NCB, Ranveer Singh has stated that Deepika Padukone sometimes suffers from anxiety and gets panic attacks, and hence he should be granted permission to be with her, top sources said. The actor has stated that he is a &#8216;law-abiding citizen&#8217; and knows that he cannot be present at the time of Deepika Padukone&#8217;s questioning but is understood to have requested that he be allowed inside the NCB office, sources confirmed,&#8221; read Republic&#8217;s report. The outlet has <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200925035250\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/republic\/status\/1309321313698316288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taken down its tweet<\/a> on the same &#8216;news&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Several media organisations led by the channel also claimed Singh sought permission from the NCB to accompany his wife during interrogation due to her &#8216;anxiety&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABPNews\/status\/1309404279841722368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABP News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HindustanTimes\/status\/1309375008142106624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindustan Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dna\/status\/1309360438736371715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNA<\/a> were among these outlets.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-76362 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/71b93a5b-1f68-4b27-a36d-9679d88c0403\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/71b93a5b-1f68-4b27-a36d-9679d88c0403.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/71b93a5b-1f68-4b27-a36d-9679d88c0403.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/71b93a5b-1f68-4b27-a36d-9679d88c0403-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/96ab9ffb-1d84-4617-850a-d1cf6a55c967\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/96ab9ffb-1d84-4617-850a-d1cf6a55c967.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/96ab9ffb-1d84-4617-850a-d1cf6a55c967.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/96ab9ffb-1d84-4617-850a-d1cf6a55c967-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/e1a7ccdd-650f-4e16-9722-f69b66d4e948\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e1a7ccdd-650f-4e16-9722-f69b66d4e948.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e1a7ccdd-650f-4e16-9722-f69b66d4e948.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e1a7ccdd-650f-4e16-9722-f69b66d4e948-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkvilla.com\/entertainment\/news\/ranveer-singh-requests-ncb-let-him-be-present-deepika-padukone-cites-anxiety-reason-report-564696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinkvilla<\/a>, a prominent website reporting on Bollywood, and right-wing propaganda website <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpIndia_com\/status\/1309351925209427968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpIndia<\/a>, also jumped the gun and published the story.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-76362 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b.png 1208w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/d8cde66c-7010-432f-a4be-02c8a67ce08b-990x411.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-circus-continues-did-ranveer-seek-permission-to-join-deepika-during-ncb-drug-probe\/18bacbac-337e-4770-9f02-6b8a9c504b67\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/18bacbac-337e-4770-9f02-6b8a9c504b67.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/18bacbac-337e-4770-9f02-6b8a9c504b67.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/18bacbac-337e-4770-9f02-6b8a9c504b67-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The &#8216;news&#8217; expectedly roused <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theskindoctor13\/status\/1309410721852137473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misogynistic comments<\/a> mocking an independent woman for requiring her husband&#8217;s &#8216;assistance&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76375 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7a157193-d0b9-45e5-804e-1742ad715491.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7a157193-d0b9-45e5-804e-1742ad715491.png 585w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7a157193-d0b9-45e5-804e-1742ad715491-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Media misreport<\/h4>\n<p>Republic&#8217;s story did not carry any comments from the NCB but was entirely based on the channel&#8217;s own &#8216;sources&#8217;. Following its publication, the Narcotics Bureau denied receiving any written or verbal request from Ranveer Singh or Deepika Padukone to allow him to join the latter&#8217;s interrogation.<\/p>\n<p>NCB officials told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/celebrities\/story\/received-no-requests-from-ranveer-singh-to-join-deepika-padukone-s-questioning-ncb-1725293-2020-09-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India Today<\/a>, &#8220;There are questions whether Ranveer Singh is joining the investigation with Deepika Padukone. We confirm that we have not received any such request from any summoned person. The last email received from the concerned summoned person is only regarding joining the investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76376 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f10b6f39-f1b6-416b-b8fb-5c01e05557d2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f10b6f39-f1b6-416b-b8fb-5c01e05557d2.png 787w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f10b6f39-f1b6-416b-b8fb-5c01e05557d2-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f10b6f39-f1b6-416b-b8fb-5c01e05557d2-768x536.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hindustan Times later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/bollywood\/ranveer-singh-requests-to-be-present-at-ncb-office-during-deepika-padukone-s-questioning-cites-her-anxiety-issue-report\/story-e3jbJnnpZpwr9GAGwImKlO.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated its report<\/a> with the NCB&#8217;s clarification, however, did not acknowledge its error. OpIndia added an update at the end sans any correction to the story. None of the other outlets made any changes as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>The death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput has given rise to a media circus where more often than not developments are reported without verification. This includes the media falling for a plethora of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=sushant+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fake accounts<\/a> of the late actor&#8217;s family members in the race to bring &#8216;exclusive&#8217; updates to viewers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre after diverting mainstream media&#8217;s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood &#8216;drug cartel&#8217; probe. In a similar WhatsApp chat &#8216;leak&#8217;, Padukone was found allegedly talking about procuring drugs. The actor was summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following which Republic published an &#8216;exclusive&#8217; report claiming her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":76383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282,39],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-76362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","category-news","fact_checks_claim_type-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB &#039;drug&#039; probe? - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB &#039;drug&#039; probe? - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre after diverting mainstream media&#8217;s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood &#8216;drug cartel&#8217; probe. 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