Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by NCB in relation to the drug conspiracy probe in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. The actress was interrogated by the NCB for 3 days before her arrest.
Reportedly, during her interrogation, Rhea has named 25 B-town celebrities who also consumed drugs with her and Sushant. One of them was designer Simone Khambatta with whom Rhea’s chats about allegedly discussing drugs have surfaced.
According to a report by Times Now, Rhea’s WhatsApp chats with Simone indicate that the two were allegedly discussing drugs. Their alleged chat goes like:
Rhea: “Chim, you back?”
Simone: “Yuuuuup”
Rhea sent an audio file
Simone: Yes for sure
Rhea: “Dude, Bhubaneshwar is the scene.”
Simone: “Are you in Bhubaneshwar?”
Rhea: “Yes”
Rhea: “Best weed ever.”
#Exclusive #Breaking | TIMES NOW accesses incriminating drug chats between Rhea Chakraborty & designer Simone Khambatta.
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— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 12, 2020
Apart from Simone, Rhea had also named Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh as well. Rhea had admitted to the NCB that she procured drugs for Sushant. However, Rhea has maintained that she never consumed drugs.
She was arrested by the NCB under sections 89(c), 20(b), 27(a), 28 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). She will be in judicial custody for 14 days till September 22. The actress’ bail plea was rejected by the Sessions’ court.
Stay tuned to this space for more updates on this case.
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