Taking the first major steps in busting the alleged Bollywood-drug mafia nexus, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday grilled Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda, the two persons who were very close to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Showik is brother of Sushant’s live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty and a friend of the actor, while Miranda was working as a house manager for the star.
At dawn, NCB sleuths raided the residence of Miranda and the Chakrabortys for close to four hours and seized digital devices like laptops and smartphones.
Later, they were taken to the NCB’s regional headquarters at the Ballard Estate in Mumbai, where they were grilled separately.
The trio – Rhea, Showik and Miranda were among the closest to the actor.
Rhea had claimed that Sushant used to smoke marijuana.
The current investigation focuses on the procurement of the contraband and supply to the 34-year-old Sushant.
In a related development, Abdel Basit Parihar, an alleged drug peddler, has been sent to NCB custody till September 9. Parihar was made to join the investigation based on Zaid Vilatra's interrogation. Both Basit and Zaid are said to be involved in the alleged drug peddling and supplying contraband to high-profile people.
Sushant’s father Krishna Kishore Singh has blamed the former’s live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty for the death of the actor, who essayed the role of former Team India skipper and legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni in the film ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’.
During the raids, digital devices of Showik and Miranda were checked.
WhatsApp chat of Showik, Rhea and Miranda had revealed about drugs.
In the last few days, Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya has been grilled by ED. Chats between him and Rhea too have revealed the drug angle.
Meanwhile, Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti tweeted: “Good going NCB... Thank You God.”
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