Rhea Chakraborty decides on NCB's options for her summons; seeks Mumbai Police protection

In a significant development in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has on Sunday morning summoned Rhea Chakraborty in its drug cartel probe. NCB team along Mumbai Police personnel arrived at Rhea's residence to serve summons to accused number one in Sushant's death case whose bror Showik has allegedly confessed to her involvement in relation to drug cartel link as well.

As per sources, Rhea Chakraborty will arrive at NCB office in her own car at 10:30 am. She asked for security from Mumbai Police on her way to join investigation. Her presence in probe is a must and re will be exceptions, an NCB official said.   time given to Rhea to appear before NCB is 11 am. She will be grilled on her alleged role in drug angle that has unfolded following Sushant's death, in which her bror Showik has already been arrested.

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Showik, Miranda in NCB's custody

Rhea Chakraborty's bror Showik and Sushant's house manr Samuel Miranda have been sent to 4-day custody. A Mumbai court has given custody of both to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till September 9. Alleged drug peddler Kaizan was also sent to 14 days of judicial custody, but was granted bail on a surety of Rs 10,000.

Showik Chakraborty has allegedly confessed that he had procured drugs on instructions of his sister Rhea Chakraborty. Moreover, Showik claimed that Rhea had allegedly asked him and Samuel Miranda to procure drugs adding that he was in contact with several or drug peddlers, as per NCB sources. 

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NCB's probe in Sushant's case

NCB has so far arrested eight individuals in case, namely,  Abbas Lakhani, Karan Arora, Abdel Basit Parihar, Samuel Miranda, Showik Chakraborty, Dipesh Sawant, Kaizan Ebrahim and Zaid Vilatra. NCB had registered a case under sections 20, 27 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), to probe into drug angle of case after Enforcement Directorate (ED) handed over relevant documents regarding same.

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