Sushant Singh Rajput case: actress Rhea Chakraborty was released on bail, her brother Showik did not (File)
Mumbai:
There is sufficient evidence to show that Showik Chakraborty, the brother of actor Rhea Chakraborty, is part of a chain of drug traffickers who are involved in trafficking in prohibited substances, the Mumbai High Court said today when denying him bail in connection with an investigation on drugs against actor Sushant. Death of Singh Rajput.
Minutes earlier, the court had granted Ms. Chakraborty bail, a month after she and her brother were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). In her case, she was arrested on charges of organizing drugs for Mr. Rajput, the court said that she “is not part of a chain of drug traffickers.”
“The material gathered so far shows that Showik not only knew a lot of drug traffickers, but was in contact with them and was actually conducting transactions with them. Therefore, he is part of the drug trafficking chain. At this stage, the agency The investigator has enough material to prove that she is part of a chain of drug traffickers who are engaged in illicit drug trafficking, “the court said Wednesday morning.
The court also said that Mr. Chakraborty could not be charged with the purchase and payment of drugs for the specific consumption of Sushant Singh Rajput.
The court made a similar statement in relation to the charges against Ms. Chakraborty; the court said it was “unable to agree … that giving money to use drugs … would mean” financing “or” harboring “…”.
Showik Chakraborty was arrested early last month, along with the Rajput house manager, Samuel Miranda, and charged under multiple sections of the anti-narcotics law.
Rhea Chakraborty was arrested days later and charged with being “an active member of a drug syndicate” and financing drugs for the use of Rajput, her boyfriend.
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was arrested on charges of organizing drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput
The NCB has repeatedly said that the brother-sister duo had bought drugs not for their own use but to supply Mr. Rajput, which is “a more serious crime” related to drug financing. The anti-drug agency called her an “active member of a drug union.”
The High Court, however, said that “simply providing money for a particular transaction or other transactions will not be financing …” and said that the accusations of spending money to buy medicine for Rajputs do not mean that Chakraborty “financed the illicit traffic. “.
The court also noted that the investigation, so far, has revealed no “commercial amount of drugs” from Rhea or Showik, or from Mr. Rajput’s home. “There is nothing at this stage to show that (Rhea) committed any crime involving commercial amounts,” the court said.
Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai home in June. Mumbai police launched a suicide investigation, but the actor’s family accused Chakraborty of mentally harassing him and taking money from him. After weeks of political discussions and intrigue, the CBI received the case.
The Bureau of Narcotics was involved after Ms. Chakraborty’s phone text messages opened up a perspective on drugs.
Since then, the investigation has grown to include Bollywood figures and leading actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan have also been questioned.
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