The
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
joined
the
probe
in
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
death
case
after
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
came
across
Rhea
Chakraborty's
WhatsApp
chats
with
Samuel
Miranda,
Jaya
Saha
and
Gaurav
Arya,
in
which
they
spoke
about
drugs.
As
per
a
report
in
India
Today,
the
ED
grilled
national
level
billiards
and
snooker
player
Rishabh
Thakkar,
a
friend
of
Rhea
Chakraborty,
for
eight
hours
on
Tuesday.
They
had
earlier
recovered
a
WhatsApp
group
chat
on
Rhea
Chakraborty's
phone
which
involved
discussion
on
dealing
in
doobies.
Rhea
was
a
part
of
that
WhatsApp
group
for
a
wedding
ceremony
which
was
to
be
held
at
Udaipur.
According
to
sources,
in
one
of
the
chat
messages
on
that
group,
Thakur
tells
another
person
to
bring
money
and
take
the
contraband.
Besides
Rishabh,
the
ED
also
questioned
Thakkar's
circle
of
friends
to
find
out
if
Rhea
Chakraborty
purchased
any
contraband
from
him.
A
report
in
India
Today
stated
sources
revealing
that
Thakkar
denied
dealing
drugs
when
probed
by
the
ED.
However,
one
transaction
and
the
chat
message
discussing
contraband
remains
under
the
scanner.
Further,
sources
added
that
Thakkar's
financial
transactions
are
also
being
scanned,
and
he
is
likely
to
be
called
again
for
questioning.
Meanwhile,
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
has
registered
a
criminal
case
against
Rhea
Chakraborty.
They
had
earlier
booked
her
under
sections
20,
22,
27,
and
29
of
the
NDPS
Act.
On
the
other
hand,
Rhea's
lawyer
Satish
Maneshinde
in
an
official
statement,
said
that
his
client
never
consumed
drugs.
He
further
added
that
she
is
ready
to
undergo
a
blood
test
to
prove
the
same.
Speaking
about
the
drug
angle
in
Sushant's
death
case,
the
NCB
recently
identified
two
men,
Farookh
Sheikh
alias
Farookh
Batata
and
Bakul
Chandalia,
who
are
known
for
supplying
drugs
in
the
Bollywood
circle.
They
are
likely
to
be
questioned
by
the
agency.