Bollywood actress Ananya Panday and her father Chunky Panday on Thursday (October 21) appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai after being summoned by the probe agency.

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A team of NCB was seen at Ananya Panday's residence in Mumbai and later, she was summoned by the probe agency to appear before it after the actress's name appeared in WhatsApp chats of Mumbai drugs case accused Aryan Khan. 

And while Ananya Panday will be interrogated by the NCB today (October 22) as well, details of her interrogation from October 21 have been revealed. 

As per sources, when asked about her WhatsApp chats with Aryan Khan in which the two allegedly spoke about ganja, Ananya told the NCB investigators in her defence that she was talking about cigarettes with Aryan Khan and not any drugs. Reportedly, Ananya also said that the chats were old so she didn't really remember most of the context of it. Ananya also stated that she had never consumed any drugs and did not know any drug peddler. As per sources, Ananya told the NCB officials that she had nothing to do with the ongoing drugs case. 

Earlier, NCB sources revealed that in the WhatsApp chats, Aryan and Ananya have been found to be talking about ganja. As per NCB sources, in the chats, Aryan Khan asked Ananya Pandey 'if ganja can be arranged," to which she replied, she could arrange it. According to NCB sources, when Ananya Panday was questioned in this regard, the actress said she was joking with Aryan Khan. According to NCB sources, they also have several chats in which the two are talking about narcotics substances on different occasions.

Aryan Khan, who is lodged in Arthur Road Jail, was arrested on October 3 in connection with a drug seizure on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. His custody has been extended by the court till October 30.

Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court is set to hear Aryan Khan's bail application on October 26.