Rhea Chakraborty admits meeting peddler Basit to NCB; pins drug use on Sushant & others

As Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) continues to grill actor Rhea Chakraborty on second consecutive day as part of its probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, top sources in  central anti-narcotics ncy said that Rhea was asked 15-20 questions in interrogation on Sunday which lasted over 9 hours.

Rhea confirms meeting Basit Parihar

Rhea Chakraborty revealed that whenever she called Sushant's house help Dipesh Sawant and asked for drugs, it was t for her but for Sushant Singh Rajput and his friends. She also reiterated her claim that she has never consumed drugs. However, according to sources, she said at best she h smoke cigarettes. Rhea also revealed that through his bror Showik, she h met alleged drug peddler Basit Parihar, who is currently in NCB's custody, on five occasions and that he used to visit ir house.

Sources said that Rhea again blamed Sushant and his circle of friends for consuming drugs and she also denied she consumed drugs when confronted with Samuel Miranda. However, sources said that Samuel Miranda was one who gave drugs to her which she n claimed to give to Sushant. NCB will soon write to Mumbai Police and CBI to hand over seizure memo so that it can find wher CBD oil was seized or recovered, sources ded.

NCB interrogates Rhea Chakraborty

NCB has said that it wants to question Rhea and confront her with her younger bror Showik Chakraborty (24), Rajput's house manr Samuel Miranda (33) and his house staffer Dipesh Sawant to ascertain ir roles in this alleged drug racket after it obtained mobile phone chat records and or electronic data that suggested some banned drugs were allegedly procured by se people.

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A total of nine people have been arrested till w by NCB with seven directly linked to this probe while two were arrested by it when investigation was launched under criminal sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Basit Parihar, 23-year-old Bandra resident arrested on Thursday as part of NCB's ongoing probe into alleged drug angle, was produced before a metropolitan magistrate on Friday and remanded in custody till September 9.

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Showik met Basit at football club in Bandra

Top sources h told Republic Media Network that Showik met Basit Parihar at a football club in Bandra and y soon became friends. According to sources, Basit regularly visited Chakrabortys and ir friendship evolved over a period of time. Basit was in touch with a prominent drug peddler named Sohail and sources said that he was one who provided buds. Showik took Basit to parties and established his contacts whereas Kaizan supplied drugs to friends through Showik contacts.

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