Rhea Chakraborty Procured Ganja From Co-Accused For SSR, Says NCB In Draft Charges

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in its latest draft charge against actress Rhea Chakraborty has claimed that all the 35 accused, booked in the Sushant Singh Rajput drugs case following his demise had entered into a criminal conspiracy that was hatched for the distribution of drugs in high societies and the B-Town.

The draft charges states that actress Rhea Chakraborty had received multiple ganja deliveries from the co-accused and her brother Showik. Those drugs were handed over to her late boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput.

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It also claims that the delivery of drugs for actor Sushant Singh Rajput had been taking place since the yea 2018. Moreover, it suggests that late Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate Siddharth Pithani ¡°aided and abetted¡± the Kai Po Che actor to ¡°extreme drug addiction.¡±

When Sushant Singh Rajput Was Found Dead

For those unversed, Rhea Chakraborty's ex-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead hanging from a ceiling fan in his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra on June 14, 2020. Initial investigations by the Mumbai Police concluded that the actor had died by suicide.

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In September 2020, Rhea Chakraborty was arrested in connection with drugs case linked with Sushant Singh Rajput's death. But, she was out on bail almost a month after being arrested.

Filmmaker Kshitij Prasad Seeks Axing Of Charges In Drugs Case Linked To Sushant Singh's Death

Meanwhile, filmmaker Kshitij Prasad has sought discharge of charges in the drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death. According to reports, the Bollywood director has filed a discharge application in the drugs case linked to Sushant Singh's death.

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¡°The case is a witch hunt for reasons which are obvious. In fact, the same set of officers who investigated other cases in the NDPS Western zone have been dealt with departmentally and action is sought to be taken according to law. Even Prasad¡¯s case, which is far more well placed than the others and deserves to be treated equally in view of Article 14 of the Constitution of India,¡± Kshitij Prasad's application stated.

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Rhea To Star In A Tollywood Project

Coming back to Rhea Chakraborty, the actress is likely to be seen in an upcoming Tollywood project of National Award-winning filmmaker Rana Sarkar. According to Rana Sarkar, Rhea Chakraborty's career is being jeopardised for no fault of her. He said that the actress had gone through a lot of trouble and is not getting roles in Mumbai. "She has been haunted for being someone¡¯s girlfriend and for being Bengali. I genuinely think she deserves better," Rana Sarkar said.

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