Day after comedian Bharti Singh was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following the seizure of cannabis (ganja) from her house in Andheri in Maharashtra, the agency has also arrested her husband, Haarsh Limbachiyaa, in the drug-related case. Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa were produced at the Quilla court on Sunday afternoon after which, they were sent to judicial custody till December 4.

Earlier in the day, NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede confirmed Haarsh Limbachiyaa's arrest by the agency. He said Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa are only accused of consuming ganja.

After arresting them, NCB produced comedian Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa and the two other drug peddlers at Quilla court. As per the latest development, Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa have been sent to judicial custody till December 4 by the Quilla court. The other two peddlers have been sent to police custody.

Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa have applied for their bail hearing in the drug case which has been scheduled for tomorrow.

Acting on a tip-off, the NCB had searched Bharti’s house at Lokhandwala Complex and Office on Saturday morning as part of its probe into alleged drug use in the entertainment industry and seized 86.5 gms of cannabis from both places.

The quantity of the cannabis that the NCB seized from Bharti Singh's possession is considered as "small quantity" under the act, as against "commercial quantity".

In a press release, NCB said, "Both Ms Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya accepted consumption of ganja. Bharti Singh was placed under arrest under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act..."