Rhea Chakraborty Arrested By NCB In A Drug Case Linked With Sushant Singh Rajput’s Death

While we follow due diligence before issuing our news items, we learn that tweets appearing to be by the father of Ms Rhea Chakraborty have turned out to be from a fake Twitter handle run by an impostor. We regret the error.

Rhea, who has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drug case linked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday after her bail plea was rejected by the court. And  now in a series of tweets, an unverified account by the name of Indrajit Chakraborty, father of Rhea has reacted on the same. Sharing an update in Rhea’s arrest, he tweeted, “Rhea Chakraborty bail rejected. Next act likely in sessions court on Thursday!”

Rhea Chakraborty bail rejected. Next act likely in sessions court on Thursday! . ????????????#JusticeForRhea

— Indrajit Chakraborty (@IndrajitChakra) September 8, 2020

  The Twitter profile which claims to be of Rhea's father Indrajeet Chakraborty is not verified and has been misleading many on the micro-blogging site. Meanwhile, Rhea Chakraborty has in her statement to the Narcotics Control Bureau accepted her role in procuring drugs for late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and also handling the finances. "During her statement, Rhea Chakraborty revealed about her involvement in procurement of drugs and financial transactions and also her instructions to Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Showik Chakraborty," NCB said in its application for judicial custody for 14 days for Rhea. Rhea, who was arrested on Tuesday by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has been charged with abetment in possession, sale, purchase, consumption, transportation of substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). This constitutes prima facie offences under Section 20(b)/22/27/28/29 of the NDPS as per the Crime Information Report of the NCB.