Sushant Singh Rajput Case: The NCB on Wednesday filed draft charges against Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and others before a special court in connection with a drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
About two years after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a special court in Mumbai, in the drugs case that came to light, the actor’s girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty and others. On July 12, the matter will be heard in the court, although the court has not yet framed the charges against Rhea.
As per report in News 18, According to PTI, Special Public Prosecutor Atul Sarpande said that on his behalf, all the accused had upheld the charges mentioned in the chargesheet filed before the court. Filing this draft chargesheet, he has urged the court to frame charges of drug abuse and purchase and payment of such substances for the deceased actor Rajput on Riya and Shovik. The NCB had charged the accused with sections 8(c) 20(b)(ii)(a), 22, 27, 27A, 28, 29, and 30 including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Also Read: Ranbir Kapoor Has Become ‘Joru ka Gulam’ After Marrying Alia? Mother Neetu Kapoor Reacts
NCB Files Charges Against Rhea Chakraborty In Sushant Singh Rajput Case
Special Judge VG Raghuvanshi, who heard cases related to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, fixed July 12 as the date of hearing. Atul Sarpande told that the court was about to frame charges against all the accused. However, this could not happen as some of the accused have filed discharge applications. He told that the court has said that charges will be framed only after the discharge application is decided.
Let us tell you that after the drugs angle came to the fore in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, Riya Chakraborty was arrested in this case in September 2020. About a month later, he was granted bail by the Bombay High Court. Also Read: Ranbir Kapoor To Deepika Padukone: First Salaries Of Bollywood Celebs & Here’s How They Spent It!
Apart from Rhea, her brother Showik Chakraborty and several others have also been presented as accused in the case of alleged drug consumption, possession and financing. Most of them are out on bail.
