Published 15:55 IST, August 31st 2020

Ashish Shelar meets Mumbai CP over Sushant case drugs reveal, seeks war against cartels

Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar met with Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, demanding action against drug mafias carrying out operations in Bandra

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Following revelations of drug cartels operating in Mumbai and its link to those accused in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar on Monday met with city Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, demanding action against drug dealers and mafias carrying out illicit operations in Bandra.

Shelar handed a letter to Mumbai CP, listing areas under his constituency that are a ‘hub of illegal drug activity’. “It is rumoured that illegal drugs obtained by aides of Sushant Singh Rajput were in fact sourced from drug cartels operating in se locations of Bandra,” letter stated.

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‘Hub of illegal drug activity’ in region

  1. Bandra Sealink Reclamation Promenade area
  2. Bandra Reclamation area of Rahul Nagar, Nargis Dutt Nagar area around Rangsharda Hotel
  3. BMC Garden
  4. Gazdar Bandh creek
  5. Murugan Chawl, Santacruz west
  6. Shastri Nagar, Bandra west
  7. Bars, pubs in ONGC lane

BJP MLA urged Mumbai police and BMC to eradicate drug cartels from city and prevent any loss of lives due to drug gangs.

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Rhea's chats expose alleged drug-nexus, Kangana doubles down

On August 26, several WhatsApp chats between Rhea and hotelier Gaurav Arya surfaced where duo was seen discussing  buying and selling of banned narcotics and substances in a big contradiction to her lawyer's statements where he claimed that-- "Rhea has never consumed drugs in her life". 

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15-p WhatsApp conversations between Rhea and drug peddlers, handed over to NCB, indicate that Rhea and her associates had purchased significant quantities of drugs and had appeared to panic when ir stash was running out.

Ar chat had also shown Rhea discussing spiking Sushant Singh Rajput's tea or coffee with a drug to get a certain 'kick'. In her interviews with friendly media where she made to slander Sushant as a drug-addict, she claimed to only be person 'coordinating' this.

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Even as NCB and CBI are probing drugs angle with a scope larger than Sushant death probe, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut exposed shocking Bollywood drug reality while speaking to Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami.

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(Im credits: Twitter/@ShelarAshish)

15:55 IST, August 31st 2020