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Sushant Death Probe UPDATES: Actor's family lawyer issues statement after Rhea Chakraborty's complaint

Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer Vikas Singh on Monday said actress Rhea Chakraborty's complaint is a ploy to derail ongoing CBI investigation and keep the role of state police alive in the matter. Rhea has filed a complaint in Bandra Police Station accusing Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh and a Delhi-based doctor of forgery and preparing a "fake" prescription of medicines for anxiety. Rhea Chakraborty has been summoned by NCB on Tuesday again after about eight hours of questioning on Monday.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer Vikas Singh on Monday said actress Rhea Chakraborty's complaint is a ploy to derail ongoing CBI investigation and keep the role of state police alive in the matter. Rhea has filed a complaint in Bandra Police Station accusing Rajput's sister Priyanka Singh and a Delhi-based doctor of forgery and preparing a "fake" prescription of medicines for anxiety.

NCB continued questioning Rhea Chakraborty for the second day today. As the investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's mysterious death, NCB claims that the officials are not satisfied with Rhea's answers and will confront her with her younger brother Showik Chakraborty, Rajput's house manager Samuel Miranda and his house staffer Dipesh Sawant in order to ascertain their individual roles in this alleged drug racket after it obtained mobile phone chat records and other electronic data that suggested some banned drugs were allegedly procured by these people.

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On the other hand, during the questioning, Rhea Chakraborty has reportedly confessed that she used to procure drugs but never consumed them. She also stated that the late actor used to consume marijuana. A total of eight people have been arrested till now by the NCB with six being directly linked to this probe while two were arrested by it when the probe was launched under criminal sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput's family has been running a campaign on social media which has been supported by millions of people. The family claims that they want to know the cause behind the actor's death. Sushant's sister Shweta Singh Kirto shared a childhood picture with Sushant on Twitter and called their fight 'Satya Ka Agrah.' She tweeted, "He was like a child, the only thing he wanted was love. Koi ek baar, pyaar se haath pher de uske sar pe, pyaar se baat karle, bas that was enough for him to make him happy. He was not a person who would take his own life. My heart is not ready to believe it."

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  • 11:58 PM (IST) Posted by Tripti Karki

    Rhea Chakraborty was grilled for 8 hours on Monday by the Narcotics Control Bureau officials and allowed to leave in the evening for the second day, belying speculation that she would be arrested. She was interrogated in two stages. At first, Rhea was questioned alone and all questions were related to drugs. In the second phase of interrogation, Rhea was asked the same questions in front of the three accused Showik, Dipesh, and Samuel.

    She is expected to return for the third round of quizzing on Tuesday as the NCB officials continue their painstaking investigations to unravel the drugs angle in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

    (Report JP Singh)

  • 11:54 PM (IST) Posted by Tripti Karki

    Rhea to be grilled by NCB again on Tuesday

    The NCB will continue questioning Rhea Chakraborty in the drugs case for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. The actress will be interrogated along with brother Showik, Dipesh Sawant, and Samuel Miranda. 

    (Report JP Singh)

  • 10:10 PM (IST) Posted by Tripti Karki

    Naagin 3 actor Zuber K. Khan is all set to start shooting for Nyaay: The Justice, a film reportedly inspired by the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Incidentally, a co-producer of the film is Sarla A. Saraogi, whose husband Ashok M. Saraogi represents Sushant's ex-manager Shruti Modi in the ongoing investigations into the actor's death.

  • 9:07 PM (IST) Posted by Tripti Karki

    Mumbai's Esplanade court sends Anuj Keswani to 5-day Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody

  • 8:15 PM (IST) Posted by Tripti Karki

    Rhea is misleading the investigation, says Sushant family lawyer

  • 7:02 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty reaches Bandra police station to complaint against Sushant's sister Priyanka.

  • 6:03 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty's investigation with NCB comes to an end after over 8 hours. She has been summoned by the agency tomorrow again for questioning. 

  • 5:35 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    No arrest today, Rhea Chakraborty has been summoned by NCB again tomorrow

  • 4:35 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput had been taking medicines for panic disorder and seizures since October 2019, though several senior doctors maintain that it will be "wrong" to say that these medicines were being prescribed for "depression" without knowing the case history of the patient and the probable disorders the late actor was facing.

    -IANS

  • 4:13 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty's complaint against Sushant's sister Priyanka

    Rhea Chakraborty's complaint states that Priyanka had sent Sushant a prescription by Dr Tarun Kumar and he "appears to have prescribed medication controlled under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to Sushant without any consultation as mandated by law."

    Rhea Chakraborty's complaint further states that the "drugs prescribed by the doctor (Dr Tarun Kumar) were prohibited from being prescribed electronically under the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020."

  • 4:07 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Ankita Lokhande shares cryptic post

    Here's Ankita Lokhande's Instagram post:

  • 3:57 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty's arrest to be decided post Round 2 of questioning.

  • 3:49 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Drug supplier Anuj Keshwani taken for medical test.

  • 3:43 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    NCB will reportedly examine Showik and Rhea's call data records and their connection with Anuj Keshwani. 

  • 3:28 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Kriti Sanon shares post

    Taking to Instagram, Kriti wrote, "#MyMantra Just... P.S. : This is not a “cryptic” post! It isn’t For or Against anyone! Sometimes things are just that simple.. Sometimes there is actually NOTHING between the lines! I write because i like penning my thoughts or poetic ideas. What You interpret actually depends on YOU, and not ME.

  • 3:27 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty has filed a Police Complaint before the Mumbai Police against Priyanka Singh , Dr Tarun Kumar of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Others for offences of Forgery , NDPS Act and Tele Medicine Practice Guidelines 2020 for having sent a bogus Medical Prescription depicting SSR as an Out Patient Department person when he was in Mumbai on 8th June 2020 prescribing Schedule Drugs which are listed in Schedule of NDPS Act listed at items 36 and 37 as  Psychotropic Substances  and Tele Medicines Practice Guidelines 3.7.4 dealing with Prohibited List , which prohibits prescribing of any Narcotic or Psychotropic Substance listed in the NDPS Act. It is a misconduct under 3.7.1.4 of the Tele Medicine Practice Guidelines.

    -Adv Satish Maneshinde

    -Reported by Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna

  • 2:58 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Rhea Chakraborty denies taking drugs in cigarettes: Reports

  • 1:59 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    Mumbai Sessions Court adjourns hearing in bail applications of Zaid Vilatra and Abdul Basit, till 9th September, in drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

  • 1:19 PM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Ankita Lokhande helps to fulfill Sushant Singh Rajput's unfulfilled dream of planting 1000 trees. Watch video

    After Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister, Shweta Singh Kirti urged his fans to help fulfill the actor’s unfulfilled dream of planting 1000 trees, Sushant’s ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande was spotted purchasing plants. She said that she wants to help achieve the late actor’s dream and called out fans to do their bit as well.

    READ FULL STORY HERE

  • 1:06 PM (IST) Posted by Shriya Bhasin

    AIIMS Forensic Board is conducting viscera test in SSR case to check for poisoning. Result to come within ten days:(Prof) Dr Sudhir Gupta, Head of Forensic Dept at AIIMS & Chairman of Medical board formed in #SushantSinghRajputDeathCase

  • 11:32 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    6 member board of AIIMS forensic experts to investigate Sushant's death

    A 6-member AIIMS forensic experts to investigate further the viscera report of Sushant Singh Rajput. The team will fly to Delhi and take the investigation forward.

    The AIIMS team questioned the doctors who handled the post mortem of Sushant and asked them why they refused to accept the theory that the actor has been strangled. They have also questioned them about the missing time of death and missing out on many other details.

  • 10:47 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Showik, Miranda return to NCB office after medical test

    NCB officials take Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda and Zaid back to the NCB office for interrogation after their medical tests at JJ Hospital

  • 10:05 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    NCB takes Showik, Miranda and Zaid for medical test

    NCB officials take Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda and Zaid for a medical test. Anuj Keswani, who has been arrested on Sunday for alleged drug peddling, will also undergo COVID19 and medical test.

  • 10:03 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Sushant Singh Rajput Death case: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested one Anuj Keswani for alleged drug peddling. His name was revealed during the interrogation of Kaizen Ibrahim

  • 9:33 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Rhea Chakraborty reaches NCB office

    Actress Rhea Chakraborty reached the NCB office for interrogation. She was escorted by Mumbai Police.

  • 9:03 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Rhea Chakraborty leaves for NCB office

    Rhea Chakraborty leaves for the NCB office for interrogation. She was grilled by NCB on Sunday for 6-long-hours

  • 8:22 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    EXCLUSIVE: Everything Sushant Singh Rajput's friend Sandip Ssingh said about allegations against him

    Sushant Singh Rajput's friend Sandip Ssingh, in an exclusive interview with India TV, clarifies everything that has been said against him in the past few days. During the conversation, Sandip said that he sad about the fact that he has to give a certificate of his friendship. He said that he has struggled a lot in his life but has never seen the worst day when he has to share screenshots of his personal chat with the late actor.

    READ FULL STORY HERE

  • 8:11 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Sushant's dogs Amar, Akbar, Anthony are up for adoption

    Sushant's farmhouse caretaker Raees told IANS, "On June 14 afternoon, I saw the news that Sushant sir has committed suicide on TV news channels and at first I could not believe what I was seeing. Just a day before, he had transferred money to my account to take care of his pet dogs, Amar, Akbar and Anthony."

    READ FULL STORY HERE

  • 6:41 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Rhea Chakraborty to be questioned by NCB again today

    Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty was grilled for grueling six-hours on Sunday when she first appeared before the NCB for questioning. She has been summoned again for Monday as the NCB continues its investigations to unravel the drugs angle that has emerged in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea, who did not appear to be flustered as she stepped out, underwent interrogation by several teams of NCB sleuths during the day before they finally permitted her to go home after 6 p.m. in her own vehicle.

  • 6:38 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Shweta Singh Kirti also shared posters and Billboards in Budapest where people have been demanding justice for Sushant Singh Rajput as well and shared her gratitude for their support.

  • 6:37 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Sushant's sister calls their fight for justice as 'Satya ka Agrah'

    Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti shared a picture from their childhood and said that the family only wants to know what happened with the actor. She stressed that the family wants the truth and calls it 'satya ka agrah.' She tweeted, "We promised each other that we will protect each other forever. But,I failed Bhai...I failed! But here is another promise I and the whole country make to you, we will find the truth, we will get you justice!I knew my brother, the kind of person he was, full of life and joy."

    In another tweet, she wrote, "He was like a child, the only thing he wanted was love. Koi ek baar, pyaar se haath pher de uske sar pe, pyaar se baat karle, bas that was enough for him to make him happy. He was not a person who would take his own life. My heart is not ready to believe it."

    She added, "Let’s keep our intentions clear, we want to know what is the cause of Sushant’s death, nothing less will suffice! It is Satya ka Agrah."