Rhea Chakraborty has reportedly confirmed to the Narcotics Bureau Control (NCB) that she used to consume drugs. NCB sources informed Republic, “While the actor had earlier claimed that she had only procured drugs for Sushant and his friends, she has now admitted that she did consume drugs herself. Rhea cracked after the NCB made her realise that procuring and peddling narcotics was a more serious offence than consuming them”.
Rhea Chakraborty was taken to Mumbai’s Byculla women’s prison after she was arrested by the NCB on drug charges related to the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Her bail plea was rejected and was sent to judicial custody till September 22.
The sources also said that Rhea admitted that she had been ‘tutored’ lines by her team which included her denial of taking drugs. Sources also told that Rhea cracked at the 55th question, and revealed big names of her fellow actors in ‘drug nexus’ case. NCB had confirmed to ANI that Rhea took names of Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Simone Khambatta. The agency said that they will be summoned very soon.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) are also parallelly investigation in abetment to suicide, cheating and siphoning of funds and money laundering angles.
Sushant was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14.