The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is set to present Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda in court on Saturday. The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik and Sushant Singh Rajput’s former house manager Samuel Miranda in connection with the ongoing “drug angle” investigation into Sushant’s death. The arrests were made after a marathon of interrogations since Friday morning and house searches. According to sources, the NCB team has collected crucial data evidence, including the phone and laptop, after the raids on Rhea’s residence.
The sources have cited an NCB official and told Republic TV that the agency will seek custody of Showik and Miranda. They added that both will be questioned in custody to unravel more details about the acquisition, transport and use of narcotics. Sources said the agency has a “strong case” and is investigating “the drug citadel in Mumbai, and especially Bollywood” in this case. Reiterating that Showik and Miranda’s homes were being searched as a “procedural” action, the sources said the agency has gathered additional evidence after the raids. They also said that Rhea may be subpoenaed soon, however NCB in their official statement after the arrest said there should be no speculation about it.
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NCB arrests Showik and Miranda
The duo, Showik Chakraborty (Rhea’s brother) and Sushant’s former house manager Samuel Miranda were arrested after Showik allegedly confessed that he had allegedly acquired drugs on the instructions of his sister, actress Rhea Chakraborty. NCB has reserved the duo under sections 20 (B) of the IPC: agreements with production, possession, transport and use of cannabis, 28 (counterfeit), 29 and 27 (A). Showik claimed that Rhea had allegedly asked him and Sushant’s former home manager Samuel Miranda to buy drugs, adding that he was allegedly in contact with several other drug dealers, according to NCB sources. The arrests of Showik and Miranda join the arrests of three others: Basit Parihar, Kaizan Ibraham and Zaid.
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NCB raids Showik and Samuel Miranda’s homes
Earlier in the day, the NCB raided the residences of Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda and searched Rhea Chakraborty’s car, phone and laptop in relation to the ‘drug angle’ in the case. Furthermore, NCB sources revealed that Showik allegedly met ‘street drug dealer’ Basit Parihar at a football club in Bandra to gain access to drugs. ED has analyzed the WhatsApp conversations between Rhea and the others about the illegal use of marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) since 2017. Two alleged ‘drug traffickers’ have been arrested while questioning Rhea, Showik, Indrajit Chakraborty and several other associates, by CBI, NCB and ED continues in Mumbai.
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