Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, who was arrested by the Bureau of Narcotics Control (NCB) on September 8, was placed in pretrial detention for 14 days until September 22 for her alleged involvement in a drug case linked to the death of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
NCB has charged for purchasing drugs for Rajputs. She was arrested on the basis of statements by other defendants detained in the case.
As the judicial custody of Chakraborty ends Tuesday, here is everything we know so far.
* Former Sushant Talent Manager Jaya Saha questioned by NCB
The NCB questioned former Rajput talent manager Jaya Saha for about four hours at the Bombay Port Trust (BPT) guesthouse in South Mumbai on Monday. She arrived at the guesthouse around 2 p.m. and left at 6:15 p.m., said NCB deputy director KPS Malhotra.
* NCB summons Jaya Saha, former manager Shruti Modi tomorrow
The agency has cited Saha and former Rajput manager Shruti Modi for joining the drug investigation on Tuesday. They were previously summoned on September 16, but were dispatched after a member of the investigation team tested positive for Covid-19.
* Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and designer Simone Khambatta will be questioned
After Chakraborty, who is currently housed in Byculla Jail in Mumbai, named them in his statement, NCB will question actors Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and designer Simone Khambatta sometime this week about the alleged Link to drugs in Rajput death in June. 14.
“His duties cannot be assigned at this time,” said NCB Deputy Director KPS Malhotra. Chakraborty, however, had later retracted his statement.
* 18 people arrested by NCB
So far, the agency has arrested 18 people, including Chakraborty, his brother Showik, and drug traffickers from Mumbai and Goa.
* NCB probe leads to Pak; Bollywood A-listers under scan
Investigations into the angle of drugs in the death of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput has led the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to large drug organizations and entities in Amritsar and Pakistan supplying cocaine and other hard drugs to Mumbai and Bollywood.
The agency’s investigation has put Bollywood’s past and present A-listers and others on its radar.
* Hearing on the declaration of bail for Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Bashit Parihar postponed until September 29
The bail hearing for Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Bashit Parihar, all arrested in the drug case related to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was postponed by the Mumbai High Court on Friday. The next hearing will be on September 29.
Their requests for bail were rejected by a special court in Mumbai along with Chakraborty and his brother Showik. However, Rhea and her brother have yet to file a bail statement in superior court.
* Why the court dismissed Rhea Chakraborty’s bail statement on September 11
A special court that denied Chakraborty bail in connection with the NCB’s investigation into the drug-related angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case held that if she was released on bail she could alert others and destroy tests.
Rhea, in her guilty plea, had stated that she was innocent and was falsely implicated. The brothers have been registered under section 27A of the NDPS Act, which establishes a penalty for financing illicit trafficking and sheltering offenders.
* Rhea Chakraborty revealed the names of 15 Bollywood celebrities
Rhea Chakraborty allegedly named 15 Bollywood celebrities, including those who produce and use drugs, the ANI news agency reported citing sources. NCB’s investigation also revealed that there is a circle that also purchases and supplies drugs to celebrities, he added.
* Rhea Chakraborty is kept in the jail cell without a bed, pillow or fan
Actress Rhea Chakraborty was put in a cell without a bed or ceiling fan, according to reports. Her cell in Byculla jail is next to the one occupied by Indrani Mukerjea, who was accused of murdering her daughter, Sheena Bora.
* Chakraborty arrested on September 8
NCB arrested the 28-year-old actor on September 8 after questioning her for three consecutive days starting on September 6. If convicted, she faces up to ten years in jail.
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