Investigators say Rhea Chakraborty admitted to sourcing medication for Sushant Singh Rajput.
New Delhi:
Hours earlier than her arrest, actor Rhea Chakraborty broke down throughout her questioning when she was confronted together with her brother Showik, sources stated at present.
The 28-year-old actor was arrested after three days of questioning over drug allegations linked to the investigations into the loss of life of Sushant Singh Rajput, whom she had dated in his ultimate months. Showik Chakraborty, her youthful brother, was arrested final week.
Investigators say Rhea Chakraborty admitted to organizing medication for Sushant Singh Rajput when he requested.
She additionally admitted to consuming medication at instances with Sushant Singh Rajput and Showik, stated sources. Nonetheless, she informed investigators that she was not in contact with any drug seller. In the course of the coronavirus lockdown, when it was exhausting to get medication, sources stated, Rhea Chakraborty had her brother prepare them.
After her arrest, as she was being pushed away in a police automotive, Rhea Chakraborty waved at reporters, a lot of whom had hounded her and pushed her on her first day of questioning.
Rhea Chakraborty is dealing with a number of investigations primarily based on Sushant Singh Rajput’s household’s allegation that she took his cash, mentally harassed him and had a job in his loss of life on June 14. The drug probe started after the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the monetary allegations, flagged WhatsApp chats retrieved from Rhea Chakraborty’s telephone.
The chats revealed alleged conversations revolving round procuring medication.
The Narcotics Management Bureau claims to have proof linking Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda (Sushant Rajput’s home supervisor) to the acquisition of marijuana.
The bureau claims that Dipesh Sawant, a member of Sushant Singh Rajput’s family employees, collected and delivered a complete of 165 grams of marijuana between March and June – on orders from Rhea and Showik Chakraborty. Sawant reportedly informed the investigators he had seen Sushant Singh Rajput smoke marijuana in September 2018, when he began working for him.
The medication case is predicated on 59 grams of curated marijuana being seized from two alleged drug peddlers and their purported hyperlinks to Sushant Singh Rajput.