SSR Death Case: NCB Sends Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Rampal's Phones To Gujarat Forensic Experts
Over six months have passed since Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely death on June 14, 2020. The drugs angle of the case is currently being investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Over
six
months
have
passed
since
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
untimely
death
on
June
14,
2020.
The
drugs
angle
of
the
case
is
currently
being
investigated
by
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB).
The
agency
in
the
past
four
months
has
arrested
several
drug
peddlers
and
summoned
many
A-lister
celebrities.
Now,
a
report
has
revealed
that
the
gadgets
collected
from
the
actors
will
be
sent
for
further
investigation.
The
NCB
had
summoned
many
actors
from
the
industry
including
Deepika
Padukone,
Shraddha
Kapoor,
Sara
Ali
Khan,
Arjun
Rampal,
Rhea
Chakraborty,
and
others.
A
report
in
Bollywood
Hungama
revealed
that
a
total
of
85
gadgets
including
high-end
phones,
laptops,
and
pen
drives
of
celebrities
have
been
sent
to
Gujarat
Forensic
experts
for
further
investigation.
It
also
stated
that
the
team
will
be
recovering
deleted
chats,
videos,
and
other
pictures
from
the
said
gadgets.
Showik
Chakraborty
Was
Granted
Bail
By
Special
Court
Recently,
Rhea
Chakraborty's
brother
Showik
Chakraborty
who
was
under
judicial
custody
for
three
months,
was
granted
bail.
During
the
recent
hearing,
the
court
said
that
the
stringent
charge
of
financing
illicit
drug
trafficking
did
not
apply
to
his
case.
Special
judge
GB
Gurao
had
said,
"The
court
has
to
see
that
there
are
reasonable
grounds
for
believing
that
accused
is
not
guilty.
The
ingredient
of
Section
27A
of
NDPS
Act
are
absent
in
the
case
of
the
applicant."
PIL
Filed
In
SC
Seeking
Update
Report
From
CBI
In
SSR
Death
Case
Meanwhile,
a
PIL
has
been
filed
in
the
apex
court
regarding
the
status
of
the
case.
ANI
had
stated,
"PIL
filed
in
Supreme
Court
seeking
direction
to
CBI
to
submit
a
status
report
in
late
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
death
case."
Sushant
Passed
Away
On
June
14,
2020
Notably,
Sushant
was
found
dead
in
his
Bandra
apartment
by
his
house
help.
After
several
pleas
filed
by
SSR
fans
and
his
family,
the
case
was
handed
over
to
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI).
The
NCB
and
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
soon
joined
the
probe
with
different
angles.