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Rhea Chakraborty Bail Plea Rejected; Will Spend 14 Days In Byculla Jail - Details
Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea was rejected by the Esplanade Court on September 8. The actress was arrested in Mumbai on the same day at 4 pm after several days of questioning by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on the main charge of facilitating and harbouring of drugs.
Following the rejection of her bail plea, Rhea Chakraborty has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Filmibeat has the remand copy of Rhea Chakraborty. We have learnt that Rhea Chakraborty will be sent to Byculla Jail in Mumbai on the morning of September 9. She will spend the night in the NCB building where her brother Showik Chakraborty is being lodged after his arrest in the same case on September 5.
Incidentally, it is the same jail were murder accused Indrani Mukerjea, the ex-wife of media professional Peter Mukerjea, is lodged.
The public prosecutor in the Rhea Chakraborty's case said that her being charged under Section 27A of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) was the reason for rejection of her bail plea.
Rhea Chakraborty has already been questioned by NCB for three days, therefore the agency did not demand for her remand but asked for judicial custody. However, it is learnt that her lawyer Satish Maneshinde may move the Sessions Court to seek bail.
The Charges Against Rhea Chakraborty Explained
Rhea
Chakraborty
has
been
charged
under
Section
27A
of
The
NDPS
Act,
1985
1[27A
with
punishment
for
financing
illicit
traffic
and
harbouring
offenders.-
Information
on
the
section
reveals:
"Whoever
indulges
in
financing,
directly
or
indirectly,
any
of
the
activities
specified
in
sub-clauses
(i)
to
(v)
of
clause
(viiia)
of
section
2
or
harbours
any
person
engaged
in
any
of
the
aforementioned
activities,
shall
be
punishable
with
rigorous
imprisonment
for
a
term
which
shall
not
be
less
than
ten
years
but
which
may
extend
to
twenty
years
and
shall
also
be
liable
to
fine
which
shall
not
be
less
than
one
lakh
rupees
but
which
may
extend
to
two
lakh
rupees:
Provided
that
the
court
may,
for
reasons
to
be
recorded
in
the
judgment,
impose
a
fine
exceeding
two
lakh
rupee."
The remand copy further states that Rhea Chakraborty is part of a drug syndicate and connected with drug supply. It is clear that Rhea Chakraborty used to procure drugs for her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput for consumption.
As per the remand copy, in his statement and alleged involvement in illicit drugs, Showik Chakraborty has been arrested under section 8(c) 20(b)(ii) 22 27A 28 29 of the NDPS Act. Showik has revealed that he used to facilitate the delivery of drugs through Basit Parihar by Kaizan and Zaid. These deliveries used to be received by aids of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and delivery and payment was in conscious knowledge of Rhea Chakraborty, said Showik. According to him, sometimes the payment and choice of drugs was confirmed by his sister Rhea Chakraborty.
Watch this space for more updates on the case.
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READ:
Rhea
Chakraborty
Arrested
By
NCB:
Lawyer
Satish
Maneshinde
Calls
It
'Travesty
Of
Justice'
