Custody not needed, satisfied with Rhea's statement, says NCB

The Narcotics Control Bureau NCB investigating the drugs angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case arrested actress Rhea Chakraborty on Tuesday on charges of procuring drugs and looking into its financial transactions Rheas arrest comes after 22 hours of questioning over three days as part of FIR number 162020 The agency has not sought her custody as it claimed to be satisfied with her statements but opposed her bail application However the NCB is yet to make any progress in FIR number 152020The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate rejected Rheas bail application after which she was taken to the Byculla womens prison on TuesdayAshok Jain deputy director general of the Narcotics Control Bureau PicAshish RajeDirector general of NCB Mutha Ashok Jain said We havent asked for her custody as we are fully satisfied with her statement and we crossexamined her along with the accused in our custody The arrest has been made in FIR 162020 Whatever she revealed during the threeday interrogation was enough to arrest her The evidence will be put before the courtAccording to the NCB remand application Rhea was arrested based on statements given by Showik Chakraborty Samuel Miranda and Deepesh Sawant All of them have confessed to procuring drugs for Rhea and Sushant and in their statements they have also mentioned that the duo used to give them instructionsRhea ChakrabortyAccording to NCB Showik revealed that he used to facilitate the delivery of drugs through peddler Abdel Basit Parihar by Kaizan Ebrahim and Zaid Vilatra These deliveries used to be received by Miranda and Rhea was aware of the payments Sometimes she used to confirm the choice of drugs as well Miranda told NCB that he used to procure the drugs on Sushants and Rheas directions and the duo used to deal with the financial part as wellAlso ReadRhea Chakraborty was in love with a drug addict says her lawyer after actress arrestSawant disclosed that he used to receive drugs for Sushant on his directions and many times even Rhea used to give him instructionsSushant Singh Rajputs manager Uday Singh Gauri leaves DRDO after questioning by CBI in connection with the actors deathIn its remand application NCB mentioned Rhea revealed her involvement in procurement of drugs and its financial transactions She has also said that she had given instructions to Miranda Sawant and Showik in this regard It is clear from her statement that she is an active member of the drug syndicate Also she used to procure drugs for Sushant and manage the financial transactions along with himCharges against RheaThe actress has been arrested under sections 27A punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders 21 punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations 22 punishment for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances 28 punishment for attempts to commit offences 29 punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy 8c 20 bii of NDPS ActSpeaking to midday Rheas lawyer Advocate Satish Maneshinde said Travesty of justice Three Central agencies hounding a single woman just because she was in love with a drug addict who was suffering from mental health issues for several years under the care of five leading psychiatrists in Mumbai He used drugs and ended up committing suicide due to consumption of illegally administered medicinesAfter her arrest Rhea was taken to Sion hospital for a medical checkup and COVID19 test which came negative Them she was produced before court via video conferencingSSRs sisters doctor bookedMeanwhile based on Rheas complaint the Bandra Police have registered an FIR against Sushants sisters Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh and Dr Tarun Kumar of RML Hospital Delhi All three have been booked under sections 420 cheating 464 making a false document 465 punishment for forgery 466 forgery of record of court or of public register etc 468 forgery for purpose of cheating 474 having possession of document described in section 466 or 467 knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine 306 abetment of suicide 120B criminal conspiracy 34 common intentions of IPC and section 81 21 22 29 of NDPS ActThe case has been registered based on Rheas complaint The matter has been transferred to CBI as per the Supreme Court order said DCP N Ambika spokesperson Mumbai Police Rhea in her complaint has claimed that Sushants sister Priyanka illegally procured a prescription for depression and anxiety and gave it to Sushant knowing that the actor was already consulting senior doctors in MumbaiManeshinde further said Rhea has set the criminal law in motion by filing her complaint with Bandra Police The cocktail of illegally administered medicines and drugs may have lead to SSRs suicide His sisters should be answerable to the investigators and GodCBI will investigate if the doctor is criminally culpable or otherwise The drugs administered are prohibited psychotropic substances The Bandra FIR has been transferred to CBI as per the SC order he addedHowever speaking to the media Sushants fathers lawyer Vikas Singh said It looks like the Bandra police station has become Rheas second home She runs to it for every small thing and takes refuge there The FIR lodged by the Bandra Police is absolutely baseless and illegal Whatever Rhea is trying to say through the FIR she could have given it in a statement to the CBI The second FIR is absolutely invalid in accordance with the order of the SC and is in direct violation Singh addedKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news