Special court begins hearing Rhea and Showik's bail plea

Hearing of actor Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik Chakraborty's bail plea has started at a special court in Mumbai. They were arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau in a drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput death case

Mumbai:Hearing of the bail applications of Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik Chakraborty has started at a special court in Mumbai.

Rhea was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday for her alleged involvement in a drugs case linked to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.

The Jalebi actor was produced before a local court in Mumbai after her arrest on Tuesday. The court rejected the actor’s bail plea and sent her to judicial custody till September 22.

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After her arrest, she was taken for a medical check-up and Covid-19 test, following which she spent the night at NCB’s office in south Mumbai and was shifted to Byculla jail on Wednesday.

The NCB has claimed in the remand application that Rhea used to procure drugs for the Kedarnath starrer. The agency has also claimed that Chakraborty also used to 'manage finances for drug procurement along with Rajput.'