Rhea Chakraborty funded medicine deals: NCB charge sheet

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday invoked the stringent charge of "illicit trafficking and harbouring of offenders" against actor Rhea Chakraborty and 32 others in its chargesheet submitted in the prescription drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death by suicide.The charge, under Section 27A of the NDPS Act, attracts a minimum sentence of a decade and no more than twenty years in jail. The organization has alleged that since, in November 2019, delivery of drugs was built at Rhea's home with her consent, she had "facilitated her home" (sic) to Rajput, her boyfriend, for usage of drugs. "She has provided funds for purchase of drugs, thus, she's financed an activity related to illicit drug dealings.

Rhea Chakraborty features facilitated achannel of supply of drugs by making use of her brother Showik Chakraborty," NCB said. NCB alleged that as per the available data, it was clear Rhea experienced conspired to procure, possess, sell and transport, "import interstate, export interstate" and was "coping with ganja, marijuana and bud."

On October 7, the Bombay high courtroom, while granting Rhea bail, had discovered that there was no evidence to advise she financed the medicine trade, that was key to the fee. The chargesheet says that Rhea, Showik, Sushant's prepare food Dipesh Sawant, house supervisor Samuel Miranda and accused Rishikesh Pawar procured medicines and provided it to the overdue actor.

They allegedly procured drugs from several accused. While the majority of the accused will be out on bail, eight remain in jail. NCB said the circumstance was thoroughly investigated based on seizures, voluntary disclosure statements and complex evidence. NCB officials stated that they can be filing another chargesheet soon against Komal Rampal, Swapna Pubby, Karishma Prakash and 14 others. It stated the probe will continue.