Published 15:40 IST, September 14th 2020

NCB detains Showik Chakraborty's school friend Suryadeep Malhotra after drug probe raids

In another development in the SSR case drug probe, NCB has detained Suryadeep Malhotra after conducting searches at his residence since Monday morning.

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
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In yet anor development in Sushant Singh Rajput case's drug nexus probe, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained Showik Chakraborty's school friend Suryeep Malhotra after conducting searches at his house since Monday morning, sources stated. Suryeep Malhotra is a new name in series of those arrested or probed in investigation. 

This development comes after Republic Media Network reported that NCB has arrested six more persons in connection with drug nexus namely Karamjeet Singh, Dwayne Fernandes, Sanket Patel, Ankush Arneja, Sandeep Gupta and Aftab Fateh Ansari who will be produced in  ditional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate(ACMM) court via video conferencing. names are said to include some of 'apex' players in multiple drug chains.

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Here is a list of some of people who are arrested in drug nexus probe:

  • Dwayne Fernandes: Alleged Mumbai based drug dealer, said to deal in curated Marijuana and Hash. Associate of Showik Chakraborty.

  • Sandeep Gupta: An auto-rickshaw driver by profession, but allegedly involved in supplying bulk quantities of marijuana to retail dealers like Dwayne in this case.
  • Aftab Fateh Ansari: Alleged associate of Sandeep Gupta operating wholesale procurement channel of marijuana for Sandeep and furr distribution.
  • Karamjeet Singh Anand: Alleged supplier having a local distribution channel in cinema world.
  • Sanket Patel: Alleged distribution associate of Karamjeet; used to deliver narcotics to celebrities.
  • Ankush Arenja: Runs a kitchen in posh area of Mumbai and allegedly sells narcotics to high profile individuals. He allegedly used to buy from Sanket and connected with network of Anuj Keshwani and Karamjeet Singh.

In all, over 15 people have been arrested so far in drug nexus including Rhea Chakraborty, her bror Showik, Sushant's house manager Samuel Miranda and staff Dipesh Sawant.

Rhea is most likely to move Bombay High Court as her bail plea was rejected by Mumbai sessions court on Friday. Apart from Rhea, bail pleas of ors who were arrested in connection to drug nexus including her bror Showik were also rejected and all arrested have been lodged in Byculla jail.

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Rhea in her bail plea h claimed innocence and stated that she was falsely implicated Her counsels contended that offence was bailable citing that no drugs or psychotropic substances were seized. bail plea alleged that she was interrogated from September 6 to 8 in absence of any female constable or officer, calling it a violation of a Supreme Court directive. vocate Maneshinde has said y will move Bombay High Court after receiving order copy of bail plea rejection by sessions court. 

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