Rhea Chakraborty Arrest HIGHLIGHTS: Rhea To Spend Night In NCB's Lockup As Bail Plea Gets Rejected, Sent To 14 Day Judicial Custody

Rhea Chakraborty Arrest LIVE Updates: Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty who has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau will have to spend tonight in NCB’s lockup. She will be sent to Byculla jail tomorrow morning. If her lawyer files a plea and the sessions court takes up her bail plea then only she can get relief by tomorrow evening.

Background

Rhea Chakraborty LIVE Updates: Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty, who found herself embroiled in a drug angle linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, was on Tuesday arrested by the NCB, the first major arrest in connection to SSR case. Her bail plea was rejected and she has been sent to 14 days of judicial custody

The Sushant Singh Rajput death case is currently investigated by three Central agencies – CBI, ED and NCB where the Narcotics Control Bureau has been probing the ‘drug angle’ in the case. Till now, NCB has arrested Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and now the actress has been arrested by the agency under various sections of NDPS.

Sufficient evidences have been found against the late actor’s girlfriend and the senior officer at NCB KP Malhotra informed that an official statement will be released in this regard. The ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’ actress will undergo COVID-19 test in Sion hospital and will then be lodged at women’s lockup in NCB office.

Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh filed a complaint to Medical Council of India stating, "any consultation between Sushant Singh Rajput & Registered Medical practitioner Susan Walker was strictly confidential & disclosure of same would be misconduct under IMC regulation."

22:50 PM (IST)  •  08 Sep 2020

If Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde files a plea and the session court takes up her bail plea, then only the actress can get relief by tomorrow evening. If the session court gives another date for hearing, the Bollywood actress might have to stay in Byculla women's jail.

22:34 PM (IST)  •  08 Sep 2020

Rhea’s plea for bail was rejected. The actress will stay at NCB’s lockup after her bail application was rejected. According to sources, she will be sent to Byculla jail tomorrow. Her lawyer will have to go to session court for her bail.

22:22 PM (IST)  •  08 Sep 2020

Rhea Chakraborty appeared before the court through video conferencing. The magistrate rejected her bail application. According to sources, the ‘Jalebi’ actress will spend her night at NCB’s office in Mumbai.

21:57 PM (IST)  •  08 Sep 2020

Bollywood celebs including Vidya Balan, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor have come out in support of Rhea Chakraborty on social media. Kashyap used the hashtag #JusticeForRhea while sharing his post.

21:27 PM (IST)  •  08 Sep 2020

Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu reacted to Sushant's family lawyer's statement on Rhea Chakraborty's arrest. She tweeted, "So this isn’t his case he says. So she was neither a gold digger, nor murderer but she consumed/transferred drugs. Toh yeh case jiska bhi tha usko mubarak ho. Coz Sushant ko toh nahi but un logo ko pakka justice mil gaya hoga. Mubarak Ho."