Rhea Chakraborty, after a six-hour marathon questioning on Sunday, arrived at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office in South Mumbai at 9.30 a.m. Monday as part of the agency’s investigation into a case. drug linked to investigation into Sushant’s death. Singh Rajput.
Sameer Wankhede, NCB area director, had said on Sunday that Chakraborty would be called again as the questioning could not be completed due to his late arrival.
The 28-year-old would be questioned in the presence of the arrested defendants, including her brother Showik, Sushant Singh Rajput’s house manager, Samuel Miranda, her domestic helper Dinesh Sawant and Zaid Vilatra.
“Rea is ready to be arrested as this is a witch hunt and if loving someone is a crime, she will face the consequences of her love. Being innocent, he has not gone to any court to obtain advance bail in all the cases charged by the Bihar police now to CBI, ED and NCB, ”said Rhea’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, hours before his questioning began. Yesterday.
Earlier on Saturday, Showik and Samuel Miranda were taken into NCB custody until September 9.
In its request for preventive detention, the NCB said that Showik had to be confronted “with other defendants who are in his custody to discover the links of the network that indulged in the sale and purchase of drugs.” The agency also said it needed Showik in custody to investigate the allegations against Rhea Chakraborty and Rajput manager Dipesh Sawant. The NCB said Showik was also needed to verify the financial trail.
According to the NCB, during questioning, suspected drug trafficker Abdel Basit Parihar, who was also arrested, said that he acquired drugs from Vilatra and Ebrahim, following Showik’s instructions. He also claimed that Showik told him to give Miranda drugs. NCB officials said Showik’s phone messages include one in which he asked Miranda to pay Vilatra Rs 10,000 for 5g of ‘bud,’ a cured form of marijuana.
A senior NCB officer said: “We searched Miranda and Showik’s homes and gathered some evidence. The investigation is in a preliminary stage and at the moment no details of the tests can be revealed.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned Rajput’s sister, Meetu Singh.
Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14, and investigators launched an investigation into the possibility of suicide.
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