Sushant Singh Rajput death case: ED grills Rhea Chakraborty's brother; calls actress again on Monday

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday tightened its grip around actress and model Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case filed by the agency against them surrounding late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's assets.

Showik was seen exiting the ED office on Sunday morning after appearing before the central agency on Saturday at around noon, after over 18 hours of grilling. Rajput’s family has accused his girlfriend Rhea and her family of swindling the actor's money totalling over Rs 15 crore.

On Friday, Rhea and Showik, and the late actor and model’s ex-business manager Shruti Modi appeared before the ED where they were grilled for nearly eight hours. The ED had also questioned Rhea's father Indrajit Chakraborty and her chartered accountant (CA) Ritesh Shah on the same day.

The sister-brother duo along with their father Indrajit are likely to be questioned again on Monday at the ED’s Ballard Estate office in Mumbai.

According to reports, Rhea and Showik have been giving evasive replies.

The statements of Rhea and Showik, who were Rajput's business partners in a company, are being recorded under the PMLA case where they were asked about his personal businesses, income, investments and financial dealings.

Also under the ED's scanner is a property located in the city's Khar area and another in Navi Mumbai, both linked to Rhea, for the source of purchase and ownership.

The agency had earlier summoned Rajput's friend and roommate Siddharth Pithani to appear before it on Saturday in connection with the money laundering case that stems from the complaint filed by the actor's father with the Bihar Police in connection with his death.

(With inputs from PTI)