Actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit Chakraborty on Saturday criticised the arrest of his son Showik Chakraborty in connection with dr...
Actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit Chakraborty on Saturday criticised the arrest of his son Showik Chakraborty in connection with drug abuse allegations surrounding actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
“Congratulations India, you have arrested my son, I’m sure next on the line is my daughter and I don’t know who is next thereafter,” Indrajit Chakraborty said in a statement, NDTV reported. “You have effectively demolished a middle class family. But of course, for the sake of justice everything is justified. Jai hind.” The retired military doctor has also been questioned in the case.
A court in Mumbai on Saturday sent Showik Chakraborty and Rajput’s former house manager Samuel Miranda to the Narcotics Control Bureau’s custody till September 9. They were arrested on Friday night after the agency had searched their homes. The narcotics bureau said it would now summon Rhea Chakraborty for questioning on Sunday and ask her to join the investigation.
The NCB has so far not found any drugs in the 24-year-old Showik Chakraborty’s possession, according to NDTV. Its case is based on 59 grams of curated marijuana that was seized from two men – Abbas Lakhani and Karan Arora – were allegedly linked to people close to Rajput. While seeking Showik Chakraborty’s custody, the NCB had said that...
