The Bombay High Court is expected to deliver its order on the bail statements filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik on Wednesday. The NDPS Special Court on Tuesday extended judicial custody of the brother-sister duo and 18 others, arrested by the Office of Narcotics Control, until October 20.
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, who was in a relationship with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was arrested by the NCB on September 8, accused of being an active member of a drug syndicate operating in Mumbai. Her brother Showik was arrested on September 4.
The NCB is investigating a drug angle related to the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14. The agency discovered that Rhea’s credit card was used on March 17 to purchase contraband allegedly for Sushant Singh Rajput.
After the AIIMS forensic team claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide, the demands to release Rhea Chakraborty have been gaining ground. Aside from several Bollywood personalities, Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Rhea should be released without being subjected to further political conspiracy. “Sushant ji’s expiration pains us all, but he cannot be honored for falsely implicating a lady as a defendant. Earlier I said that Rhea Chakroborty was an innocent lady, she should be released without further harassment of her, she has been the victim of political conspiracy (sic) ”, he added.
Since her arrest, Rhea Chakraborty has been in the Byculla jail cell, reportedly without a bed or ceiling fan. His cell is adjacent to the one occupied by Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering her daughter, Sheena Bora.
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