CBI grills Rhea Chakraborty for third day in a row in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case

Rhea Chakraborty, who is the center of investigations in Sushant's case, has already been summoned by the CBI.

New Delhi: The CBI investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case is in full swing. Rhea Chakraborty, who is the center of investigations in Sushant's case, has already been summoned by the premier probe agency. She was interrogated for several hours on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and she was called for questioning again today.

Other close associates of Sushant - his flatmate Siddharth Pithani, cook Neeraj, house help Deepesh Sawant - and a few others are also being grilled by the CBI on a regular basis. Rhea's brother Showik Chakraborty is also under the CBI radar.

A drug angle has also been revealed in Sushant's case for which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has already registered a criminal case against Rhea and others. The case has been registered under Sections 20, 22, 27 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The NCB team is currently in Mumbai to probe the drug angle.

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30 August 2020

17:13 PM IST

Zee News has accessed an exclusive WhatsApp chat between Sushant's eldest sister Neetu Singh and his business manager Shruti Modi. The WhatsApp conversation between Neetu and Shruti took place on November 26, 2019. The screenshot of the chats shows that Shruti shared doctor's prescription of Sushant with Neetu, who had also stated that she wanted to see the doctor. 

17:13 PM IST

Gaurav Arya, who has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, said that he had never met the actor. Gaurav is on his way to Mumbai from Goa. He is to appear before the ED on Monday. The ED is probing the money laundering angle in Sushant's death case. 

While speaking to the reporters, at the Goa airport, Gaurav Arya said, "I have no connection with the case. I never met Sushant Singh Rajput. I met her (Rhea Chakraborty) in 2017," news agency ANI reports.

13:39 PM IST

Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya, who allegedly exchanged messages about drug consumption with late Sushant Singh Rajput's actress girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday. The ED is probing the money laundering angle in Sushant's death case. The agency summoned Gaurav Arya on Saturday. He is likely to fly to Mumbai later today from Goa. 

12:59 PM IST

Sushant's sister Meetu Singh summoned by CBI, will record her statement tomorrow at 11 am.

12:37 PM IST

Here are the questions which the CBI put before Rhea in the second round of questioning on Saturday:

- How much do you consider yourself responsible for Sushant's death?

- Did Sushant commit suicide because of a sudden change in your attitude towards him?

- If you believe that Sushant decided to end his life after you left him alone, did you think of telling anyone about this? If yes, with whom did you share your thoughts?

- Did Sushant ever tell you that he will end his life?

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12:35 PM IST

As per sources, Rhea has already been questioned by the CBI on her chat about drugs.

12:33 PM IST

In yet another major revelation by the NCB, it has been discovered that the drug which was being given to Sushant Singh Rajput was brought from Darknet. On investigation, the NCB found that the peddler who used to supply drugs to Rhea Chakraborty purchased it from Darknet.

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12:33 PM IST

On Saturday, the CBI also questioned Siddharth Pithani, cook Neeraj Singh and accountant Rajat Mewati at the guest house.

12:32 PM IST

Rhea Chakraborty was questioned for nearly 10 hours on Friday and on Saturday, she was quizzed for around seven hours.

12:32 PM IST

Sushant's manager Samual Miranda and domestic help Keshav also reached the guest house in the morning.

12:31 PM IST

Rhea's brother Showik Chakraborty was also called by the CBI for the fourth day in a row for questioning. Rhea and Showik reached the DRDO guest house, where the probe team is stationed, around 10.30 am.

12:30 PM IST

The CBI called actress Rhea Chakraborty for the third consecutive day on Sunday for questioning in Sushant Singh Rajput's case. Rhea, who was dating Sushant, is accused of abetting his suicide.