Published 11:14 IST, September 2nd 2020
Rhea's brother Showik connected Samuel Miranda to drug dealer: NCB accesses calls & texts
In a huge development, the NCB has found strong evidence that exposes Showik's link to drug peddlers in Mumbai & that he introduced them to Samuel Miranda
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In a huge development, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has found strong evidence that exposes Showik Chakraborty's link to drug peddlers in Mumbai, as his call records and drug chats were accessed by investigative ncy, sources said.
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Republic TV has learned that NCB-accessed CDR records and chats of Rhea's bror revealed that Showik h introduced Zaid - drug peddler arrested on Tuesday by NCB in Mumbai - to Sushant's house manr Samuel Miranda, via a text dated March 17, 2020.
Zaid, one among two peddlers arrested by NCB on Tuesday, confessed to have kwn Showik Chakraborty and having supplied drugs to him in past. ir middleman Basit has also been arrested by investigative ncy.
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According to CDR records and chats accessed by NCB, Samuel Miranda contacted drug dealer Zaid on Showik's instructions. Showik shared contact number of Zaid with Samuel Miranda. Furr, Zaid disclosed that he was paid a certain amount in cash and handed over drugs to two persons who h come to receive drugs from him. location analysis reveals that on March 17, Zaid and Samuel Miranda were in same location at time of last call, accurate to 125m.
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Peddler names Showik, exposes drug link
After Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday arrested an alleged drug dealer named Zaid who has "links" with its probe in drugs trafficking case pertaining to death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, sources informed Republic Media Network that Zaid h revealed name of ar person named Basit who was in contact with Rhea Chakraborty's bror Showik.
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Zaid will be produced in court on Wednesday afteron. Sources said that after achieving this major breakthrough in case, NCB will soon summon Rhea and Showik for questioning. ncy last week arrested two men for alleged drug trafficking in western metropolis and it is understood that les against Zaid came after questioning m.
NCB is probing Rhea, prime accused in death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, after a leak of her alleged chats and Enforcement Directorate submitting proof to Central Bureau of Investigation currently involved in investigation. 3.5 kilograms of curated marijuana has also been seized in raids in Mumbai and Delhi. narcotics were sourced from abro and allegedly meant for ‘p 3 celebrities.’
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NCB also submitted a list of 18 persons allegedly involved in drug nexus to Mumbai Police. Meanwhile, Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya was still being questioned at Enforcement Directorate office for second day in a row. Four 'big names' are said to be under lens, including one actor, one filmmaker and two top politicians.
11:14 IST, September 2nd 2020