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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

Reported by: Gloria Methri
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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 the city Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, demanding action against the drug dealers and mafias carrying out illicit operations in Bandra.

Shelar handed a letter to the Mumbai CP, listing the 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 these locations of Bandra,” the letter stated.

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‘Hub of illegal drug activity’ in the 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

The BJP MLA urged the Mumbai police and the BMC to eradicate drug cartels from the city and prevent any loss of lives due to the 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 the duo was seen discussing the 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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The 15-page WhatsApp conversations between Rhea and drug peddlers, handed over to the NCB, indicate that Rhea and her associates had purchased significant quantities of drugs and had appeared to panic when their stash was running out.

Another 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 the person 'coordinating' this.

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

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(Image credits: Twitter/@ShelarAshish)

15:55 IST, August 31st 2020