Rhea Chakraborty Arrested By NCB After 19 Hours Of Questioning

Actress and girlfriend of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday in the drugs case linked to the death of the actor Sushant. The actress was questioned by NCB for almost 19 hours over 3 days.

The prime accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case will be taken for a medical test next at 4 PM as part of the formalities. During the questioning hours, Rhea admitted that she was consuming not just marijuana, but also other banned drugs, as per sources.



The actor had earlier admitted 'procuring drugs' along with her brother Showik, who has been arrested by NCB. This is another major disclosure made by her, apart from reportedly taking the names of Bollywood stars who were also consuming drugs.

Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde said in a statement, "Travesty of Justice. Three 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 five Leading Psychiatrists in Mumbai, who ended up committing suicide due to the consumption of illegally administered medicines and used drugs".

On Monday, as per Republic TV, Rhea in her interrogation revealed that whenever she called Sushant's house help Dipesh Sawant and asked for drugs, it was not for her but for Sushant Singh Rajput and his friends. Rhea also revealed that through his brother Showik, she had met the alleged drug peddler Basit Parihar, who is currently in NCB's custody, on five occasions and that he used to visit their house.

Rhea Chakraborty arrested under Section 8(c), 20(b), 27(a), 28, and 29 of the NDPS Act. The actress has been arrested for purchase, possession, and use of drugs.

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