Sushant death case: Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik's bail plea to be heard on Thursday

The NCB claimed that Rhea Chakraborty was an "active member" of a drugs syndicate and procured drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput.

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New Delhi: Actress Rhea Chakraborty has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Rhea on Tuesday after interrogating her for three days. 

The NCB made the arrest after 3.30 pm as part of its probe to unravel the drugs nexus in the film industry. 

Rhea was charged under NDPS Act Sections 8(C), 20(b)(ii), 22, 27A, 28 and 29, for her alleged role in the drugs angle which has emerged in the course of investigations.

The NCB claimed that she was an "active member" of a drugs syndicate and procured drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput. 

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09 September 2020

17:20 IST

Rhea and Showik Chakraborty's bail plea to be heard on September 10.

READ FULL STORY HERE: Rhea and Showik Chakraborty's bail plea to be heard on Sep 10

17:17 IST

Rhea and Showik Chakraborty's bail plea to be heard on September 10.

READ FULL STORY HERE: Rhea and Showik Chakraborty's bail plea to be heard on Sep 10

16:13 IST

Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of late Sushant Singh Rajput, has reacted to Bollywood celebrities who have extended support for actress Rhea Chakraborty.

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#JusticeForSushantSinghRajput

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14:22 IST

Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik remanded to 14-day judicial custody. He was arrested by the NCB over the weekend.

12:40 IST

Actress Ankita Lokhande has shared a hard-hitting post on karma after Rhea Chakraborty was arrested on Tuesday in a drugs conspiracy case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Ankita, who is Sushant's ex-girlfriend, writes, "Nothing happens by chance, fate. You create your own fate by your actions. That's karma." She captioned the post as, "Justice".

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JUSTICE 

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12:39 IST

Actor-producer Nikhil Dwivedi has tweeted to actress Rhea Chakraborty, saying he would like to work with her when "all this is over". Rhea was on Tuesday arrested in a drug case linked to late star Sushant Singh Rajput's death. 

In his tweet, the 'Veere Di Wedding' producer wrote, "Rhea, I didn't know you. I don't know what kind of person you are. Maybe you are as bad as you are being made out to be. Maybe you are not. What I do know is that how its all played out for you is unfair, unlawful and not how civilised countries behave. When all this is over we would like to work with you."

#Rhea I didn't kno u. I dn't kno wht kind of person u r. May b u r as bad as u r being made out to b. May b u r not. Wht I do kno is tht how its all played out for u is unfair, unlawful &not how civilised countries behave. Whn all ths is over we wud like to work wth u @Tweet2Rhea

— Nikhil Dwivedi (@Nikhil_Dwivedi) September 8, 2020

10:35 IST

Rhea Chakraborty brought to Byculla Jail.

09:09 IST

Rhea's arrest came three days after her brother Showik Chakraborty, Sushant's home manager Samuel Miranda and his house help Dipesh Sawant were arrested. They are in NCB custody till today.

09:08 IST

A day before arrest, Rhea hit back at Sushant's family by lodging a police complaint against his sister Priyanka Singh, a Delhi-based doctor and others, alleging forged medical prescriptions.

09:04 IST

Rhea's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde after her arrest said, "Travesty of Justice. 3 Central Agencies hounding a single Woman, just because she was in love with a Drug Addict and was suffering from Mental Health issues for several years under the care of 5 Leading Psychiatrists in Mumbai, who ended up committing suicide due to consumption of Illegally Administered Medicines and used drugs."

09:03 IST

After the arrest, she was taken for medical examination including COVID-19 test to the civic-run hospital in Mumbai.

09:03 IST

"Rhea has been arrested under sections 27A, 21, 22, 29 and 28 of NDPS," said K P S Malhotra, Deputy Director of NCB.

09:03 IST

The court rejected her bail plea and sent her in judicial custody till September 22. Her lawyer Satish Maneshinde said they will approach the sessions court for bail. 

09:02 IST

Rhea Chakraborty was produced before an additional chief judicial magistrate through video- conference after her arrest.