Priyanka Singh reportedly sent a prescription to Sushant Simgh Rajput for anxiety medication.
New Delhi:
A case brought against Priyanka Singh, the sister of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, for allegedly giving him fake prescription drugs, is upheld, the Bombay High Court ruled today. However, a similar case brought against his other sister, Mitu Singh, was dismissed. Both sisters had appealed to the court for the cancellation of the police cases, in which they were accused of falsification and violation of the NDPS Law (Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances). Sushant Singh’s sister’s lawyer has said they will challenge the High Court verdict in the Supreme Court.
The cases were brought by allegations from Sushant Rajput’s girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is under investigation by multiple agencies after her family accused her of playing a role in his death last June.
“We are satisfied with the verdict. It seems that ultimately, Rhea Chakraborty’s cry for Justice and Truth has prevailed. Satya Meva Jayate,” her attorney Satish Maneshinde tweeted.
The CBI investigation against Priyanka Singh, who shared the prescription for the drug with Sushant Singh Rajput via WhatsApp, will continue, the court said.
“There is a prima facie case found against Priyanka Singh and there should be no impediment to the investigation against her,” the judges said.
WhatsApp text messages between Sushant Rajout and Priyanka Singh that were leaked in September revealed that her family was aware of her mental health issues.
Talks dated June 8, six days before Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment, indicated that Priyanka Singh had asked him to take three medications: Librium, Nexito and Lonazep. All three are prescribed for depression and anxiety and cannot be given to anyone without a medical checkup.
The chat revealed that Priyanka Singh had also sent a prescription for the drugs on WhatsApp.
The talks had cast doubt on Sushant Singh’s family’s claim that they were unaware of his mental health problems that he might have been struggling with. The family had alleged that Rhea Chakraborty had mentally harassed the actor, stolen millions of rupees from his bank accounts and had a role in his death.
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