New Delhi: With Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) obtaining the custody of two more persons, the total number of persons in the custody of the central agency is now four, said Mutha Ashok Jain, Deputy DG, South-Western Region, NCB on Saturday.
“Today we have obtained the police remand of two more persons so that makes four people in our custody remand,” Jain said.
“We will be asking her (actor Rhea Chakraborty) to join the investigation, and maybe to some other people as well,” he added.
Earlier, the Esplanade Court sent actor Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik and her associate Samuel Miranda, who were arrested yesterday under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in a case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, to the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) custody till September 9.
We will be asking her (actor Rhea Chakraborty) to join the investigation, and maybe to some other people as well: Mutha Ashok Jain, Deputy DG, South-Western Region, NCB in Mumbai https://t.co/iXO16p360n
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
The court also sent Kaizen Ibrahim, who was arrested in the same case to 14-day judicial custody. NCB deputy director KPS Malhotra on Friday said that Showik and Miranda have been arrested under sections 20 B, 27 A, 28, and 29 of the NDPS Act.
Zaid Vilatra, an alleged drug peddler was arrested after NCB uncovered his linkages with Abbas Lakhani, who was apprehended after a raid in which bud (curated marijuana) was seized from him.
In the Esplanade Court on September 3, the NCB argued that Vilatra was arrested in connection with the actor’s death. While arguing the remand application of Vilatra on Thursday, the Special Public Prosecutor for the NCB told the Magistrate that the drug case is connected to Rajuput’s death case.
#WATCH: A verbal altercation broke out between Kaizen Ibrahim's lawyer and NCB team. Kaizen Ibrahim has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Mumbai court. #SushantSinghRajputCase pic.twitter.com/GuTJlDvo01
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
Meanwhile, Vilatra and Abdul Basit Parihar, who were held in the same case have applied for bail in Mumbai Sessions Court. Vilatra has been sent to the NCB custody till September 9. Their lawyer Tarak Sayyad also reached the NCB office to serve them a notice for the same.
Parihar was arrested based on Vilatra’s statement. Later, Ibrahim was nabbed after Parihar’s statement.
According to the NCB, Vilatra disclosed that he has been into drug peddling especially bud (curated marijuana), through which he used to earn a substantial amount of money.
Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda reach NCB office in Mumbai; the duo has been sent to NCB custody till September 9. #SushantSinghRajputCase pic.twitter.com/MA1dTY2oLd
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
The NCB launched an investigation after it received official communication from Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which there were various chats related to drug consumption, procurement, usage and transportation in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput case.
The agency had said that linkages of Parihar with the earlier registered i.e., based on the preliminary enquiry on the details submitted by ED, were found.
The ED had on July 31 registered an Enforcement Case Information Report in the late actor’s death case after a First Information Report (FIR) was filed by Rajput’s father KK Singh against Rhea Chakraborty in Bihar on July 28.
Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14.
