KEY STORY
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During the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) investigation into the drugs angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, a wider drugs nexus in Bollywood surfaced. Meanwhile, actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, who have both been arrested by the NCB and placed in judicial custody till October 6, filed an application in the Bombay High Court seeking bail on Tuesday.
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Their lawyer Satish Maneshinde said the plea will come up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench presided over by Justice Sarang Kotwal.
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Rhea was first arrested by the NCB on September 9. Her bail plea was rejected at that time by a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai.
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she was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days along with Showik and Sushant’s staffers Samuel Miranda and Dipesh Sawant. All four are charged under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Their judicial custody was extended till October 6 on September 22.
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Rhea Chakraborty and Showik Chakraborty’s bail plea hearing has been postponed till tomorrow after Bombay High Court declared a holiday in light of Mumbai rains, their lawyer has shared. The decision has been taken by the Court;s Chief Justice after heavy water logging in the city.
Bombay High Court Chief Justice has declared a holiday today for HC, after severe waterlogging in city. Today’s board to be taken up tomorrow: Satish Maneshinde, Rhea's lawyer.
Rhea & Showik Chakraborty had filed bail pleas in NDPS case before HC, it was to be heard today. pic.twitter.com/1W3s3eNzDH
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
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CONCLUSION
The NCB has so far arrested more than 12 people in connection with its probe linked to the case of the actor’s death. Sushant (34) was found dead at his home in suburban Bandra on June 14.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta had started a campaign in memory of her late brother in which she asked fans to dedicate messages to the actor with hashtag ‘Message4SSR’. The family has received over 3 lakh audio and video messages from his admirers.
