Published 14:10 IST, September 7th 2020
NCB to ask Mumbai police for Sushant case seizure memo; whether Rhea's CBD oil was taken
Rhea, during her 6-hour interrogation, claimed that all the drugs that she procured through staff Dipesh Sawant and others were for 'Sushant and his friends'
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty who is currently undergoing interrogation for second consecutive day at Narcotics Control Bureau's office in Mumbai has allegedly claimed that she never consumed drugs or smoked 'buds' in her life, top sources said.
On Monday, Rhea was asked about 15-20 questions by NCB over her involvement in drug angle, which central ncies are actively probing. Rhea, during her 6-hour interrogation, claimed that all drugs that she procured through staff Dipesh Sawant and ors were for 'Sushant and his friends.' Rhea claimed that she, at best, h smoked cigarettes but shifted blame for all drugs on 'Sushant and his circle of friends'.
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Rhea also claimed that through her bror Showik, she h met alleged drug peddler Basit Parihar on five occasions and he h even visited ir house. However, during her joint interrogation with Samuel Miranda, Rhea denied that she h ever done any of drugs procured by m. Justifying 'bud' chat with Showik, Rhea claimed that Miranda only gave buds to her which she n gave to Sushant.
As per sources, NCB will write to Mumbai Police and CBI to hand over seizure memo so as to find out wher CBD oil mentioned in her chats was seized or recovered. Rhea h mentioned CBD oil in a chat where she was instructed to put a few drops in Sushant's bever and that it would 'kick in' within 45 minutes. In her interviews she claimed that it was all at Sushant's behest and that she was merely doing donkey work. She has claimed a similar line in relation to all drug use claims regarding her - that she was a facilitator. However, evidence of her being involved in procurement of drugs has piled up.
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Rhea to face 2 rounds of questioning
With Rhea Chakraborty at Narcotics Control Bureau's Office for day 2 of investigation, Republic TV has learnt that she will face two rounds of interrogation by ncy. According to sources, first, Rhea will be confronted with bror Showik and Samuel Miranda who are alrey in NCB's custody. A joint interrogation will take place with trio. n, Rhea will be confronted with Dipesh Sawant, who is also under NCB's custody till September 9. A face to face interrogation will occur between Rhea and Dipesh as well.
Earlier in day, top NCB sources said that prime accused Rhea Chakraborty will most likely be arrested within 48 hours. Rhea was interrogated on Sunday for about six hours by ncy in drugs angle linked to death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
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14:10 IST, September 7th 2020