Rhea Chakraborty Questioned By Anti-Drugs Agency For 3rd Day

Mumbai:

Actor Rhea Chakraborty might be questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau for the third consecutive day as a part of an investigation into an alleged drug abuse angle within the Sushant Singh Rajput demise case.

In keeping with sources, Ms Chakraborty made an emotional declaration, “Whatever I did, I did for Sushant”, throughout her questioning by the Narcotics Management Bureau on Monday.

The 28-year-old actress, who was interrogated for eight hours on Monday and 6 hours on Sunday, was additionally confronted together with her brother Showik Chakraborty. He was arrested final week after the anti-narcotics company claimed it had proof linking him and Samuel Miranda (Mr Rajput’s home supervisor) to the acquisition of marijuana.

After the questioning session on Monday, NCB Deputy Director Basic (south-west area) Mutha Ashok Jain instructed reporters that the company was doing a “professionally thorough and systematic job” and it’ll inform the courtroom about its “findings intimately” on this case.

NCB sources mentioned the actor firmly denied all expenses of consumption of medication throughout her questioning yesterday. The supply additionally mentioned, nonetheless, that she was evasive on sure questions.

Ms Chakraborty instructed NDTV in August that she had by no means consumed medication however did attempt to cease Mr Rajput from doing so. She has additionally repeatedly mentioned she expressed concern for his psychological and bodily well being.

After weeks of being beneath intense media glare over allegation of psychological harassment and taking crores from the actor’s account, which she denies, Ms Chakraborty has filed a grievance in opposition to Mr Rajput’s sisters, Meetu Singh and Priyanka Singh. The Mumbai Police has registered a case of abetment to suicide, which the Rajput household lawyer has they’d contest in courtroom.

Three central probe companies – the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate and the Narcotics Management Bureau – are investigating Ms Chakraborty and her household for his or her alleged position in Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise on June 14.

The Narcotics Management Bureau first began wanting into the Sushant Rajput demise case after WhatsApp chats retrieved from Ms Chakraborty’s cellphone by the Enforcement Directorate revealed an alleged dialog between her and a contact saved as “Miranda Sushi” – believed to be Samuel Miranda – about procuring medication.

The NCB’s case hinges on 59 grams of curated marijuana discovered on alleged drug peddlers Abbas Lakhani and Karan Arora who have been arrested earlier, and have now been granted bail. Extra seizures have been comprised of one other alleged drug sellers linked to Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda.

The NCB has additionally claimed that Mr Rajput’s cook dinner Dipesh Sawant collected and delivered a complete of 165 grams of marijuana between March and June – on orders from Rhea and Showik Chakraborty. Sawant additionally instructed the NCB he noticed Mr Rajput smoke marijuana in September 2018.

Until now, a complete of 9 individuals – Abbas Lakhani, Karan Arora, Zaid Vilatra, Abdel Basit Parihar, Anuj Keswani, Kaizan Ibrahim, Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda and Dipesh Sawant – have been arrested on this case.