Showik
Chakraborty's
statement
to
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
was
made
public
earlier
on
September
11,
by
India
Today.
The
report
on
the
portal
stated
that
Rhea's
brother
confessed
to
arranging
marijuana
for
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.
He
also
revealed
in
the
statement
recorded
with
the
NCB
under
67
NDPS
Act,
that
he
used
to
supply
hash,
weed
and
bud
to
Sushant
before
the
lockdown
began.
Showik
reportedly
in
the
statement
went
on
to
release
more
names
of
drug
peddlers
like,
Basit
Parihar
and
Suryadeep
Malhotra.
Both
were
also
arrested
by
the
NCB
last
week.
He
also
mentioned
Rhea's
name
and
revealed
that
she
paid
for
drugs
supplied
to
the
late
actor
SSR.
He
said,
"Yes,
I
have
arranged
manicured
marijuana
for
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
on
several
occasions.
Sushant
used
to
take
buds
and
weeds
and
this
was
confirmed
to
me
by
Samuel
Miranda
and
Siddharth
Pithani."
Talking
about
the
financial
trail
he
said,
"I
have
never
paid
or
received
any
money
in
this
trail
and
I
accept,
on
one
occasion
my
sister
card
was
used
to
pay
for
deliveries
rest
of
all
were
paid
by
Sushant's
finance
manager
Samuel
Miranda."
Showik
also
claimed
that
he
has
never
consumed
drugs.
Showik
Confessed
To
Buying
Drugs
For
SSR
Showik
was
arrested
by
the
NCB
on
September
4.
NCB
first
registered
a
drug
case
against
Rhea
and
her
family
after
ED
officials
revealed
chats
of
the
actress
which
mentioned
her
procuring
and
consuming
drugs.
In
Showik's
statement
to
NCB,
he
also
talked
about
the
chat
messages
and
added,
"On
March
16,
2020,
I
on
the
basis
of
my
conversation
with
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
told
Rhea
that
the
actor
has
asked
for
weed
and
hash.
Through
WhatsApp
chat,
my
sister
confirmed
that
he
used
to
take
weed
4-5
times
a
day.
So,
I
arranged
5
gram
of
bud,
which
is
enough
for
20
times."
Showik
Claimed
He
Hasn't
Consumed
Any
Narcotic
Drugs
Revealing
the
details
of
the
transaction
he
told
the
NCB,
"Then
I
contacted
Basit,
who
sent
me
the
rates.
Later,
I
sent
it
to
Rhea
and
Samuel
Miranda.
I
linked
Basit
to
Miranda
and
Basit
linked
him
to
Zaid
Vilatra
(The
NCB
have
CDR
records
of
Zaid
with
Miranda
on
the
same
date).
The
consignment
was
delivered
at
5
pm
near
Eat
Around
the
Corner
restaurant
in
Bandra."
Rhea
Chakraborty
Was
Arrested
On
September
8
He
continued
to
contact
Basit
on
April
15,
and
March
17
after
Samuel
contacted
him
for
more
marijuana.
Showik
said
that
the
weed
was
supplied
to
Sushant's
house
in
bags
but
he
wasn't
aware
of
how
much
they
weighed.
Along
with Showik,
Rhea
Chakraborty,
Samuel
Miranda
and
Dipesh
Sawant
have
also
been
arrested
by
the
NCB
in
the
drugs
angle
in
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
death
case.
A
special
court
is
currently
hearing
Rhea
and
Showik's
bail
plea
in
Mumbai.
Rhea's
initial
plea
for
bail
was
rejected
after
her
arrest
on
September
8.