A special court in Mumbai will hear on Thursday the bail statement presented by actress Rhea Chakraborty, who was arrested Tuesday by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for allegedly arranging drugs for actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead in your apartment in the city. June 14.
The court will also hear the guilty plea filed by Rhea’s brother Showik, who was arrested on September 4 by the NCB for his alleged involvement in the case.
From Rhea’s arrest to her guilty plea hearing today, this is all you need to know:
• After spending Tuesday night at the NCB office, Rhea was transferred on Wednesday to Byculla Prison, the only prison for women in Mumbai. Sheena Bora’s murder charged Indrani Mukerjea and the Bhima-Koregaon case charged Sudha Bharadwaj, too, they have stayed here.
• The 28-year-old actress moved to special court after a trial court rejected her release on bail Tuesday night. It has been registered under Section 27 A of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
• Although it rejected Rhea’s release on bail, the court sent her into custody until September 22. Meanwhile, Showik and other defendants have been sent into judicial custody until 23 September.
• The NCB has accused her of arranging drugs for the 34-year-old deceased actor. However, she herself has not been accused of using drugs. The agency arrested Rhea on Tuesday after three consecutive days of questioning from Sept. 6-8.
• If convicted, she faces up to ten years in jail.
• In her release on bail in special court, Rhea has declared that she is innocent and accused the NCB of “falsely implicating her” in the case. It is also claimed that she was “forced to make self-incriminating confessions” on the day of her arrest.
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