Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti expressed her relief after news broke of Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik’s arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). She took to Twitter to express her feelings.
Shweta wrote: “Thank goodness. Keep leading us all in the direction of TRUTH! #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput #GreatStartNCB # Warriors4SRR # Flag4SSR ”. She also shared the screenshot of the news.
Thank you God. Keep leading us all in the direction of TRUTH! #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput #GreatStartNCB # Warriors4SRR # Flag4SSR pic.twitter.com/KGaL8gkuBE
– shweta singh kirti (@shwetasinghkirt) September 4, 2020
On Friday morning, when the NCB raided Rhea’s residence, she posted a jubilant tweet and said, “Good NCB… Thank goodness. #GreatStartNCB. “The NCB is also investigating the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput after the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) found evidence of a drug angle while investigating financial wrongdoing.
In addition to Showik Chakraborty, NCB arrested Sushant’s home manager Samuel Miranda on Friday in connection with the drug investigation related to actor Sushant’s death, authorities said. Three federal agencies are investigating various angles surrounding the death of the 34-year-old actor, with the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) being the other two.
Showik and Samuel have been arrested under various sections of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), a senior NCB official said. Both Showik and Miranda have been named as defendants by the DE and the IWC in the FIRs recorded by them in the Sushant death case.
The sections pressed against him, said the official, are 20 (b) that deals with the production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase and transport of cannabis, 28 (sanction for attempting to commit crimes), 29 (sanction for complicity and criminal conspiracy) and 27 (a) that defines the punishment for financing illicit trafficking and sheltering offenders.
Showik and Samuel will appear in local court on Saturday. The two are required to be questioned in custody to unravel more details about the acquisition, transportation and use of the narcotics. The agency has a “strong case,” the officer said. The arrests came after more than 10 hours of questioning by the two, who were taken to the agency’s office in the Ballard Estate area, Mumbai, after their premises were raided early in the morning.
Accompanied by police officers, the NCB searched Showik’s residence in Santa Cruz (West) and Miranda’s house in the suburbs of Andheri (West) from 6:30 am. Showik lives with his sister Rhea. The search teams included female officers and were seen wearing masks and gloves and using various vehicles.
NCB Deputy Director (Operations) KPS Malhotra, who heads the agency’s investigation team, was seen leading the search and told the media on the ground that Showik and Miranda’s homes were being searched, which was a “procedural” action.
Sushant was found dead in his Bandra flat on June 14.
(With PTI inputs)
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