Siddharth Pithani was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in May 2021 from Hyderabad. He is currently in judicial custody. He had been booked under section 27 (A) (financing illicit traffic and harboring offenders) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, among other charges.
Siddharth Pithani had sought bail claiming that he had been falsely implicated and that drugs were never possessed by him. His plea stated that nothing suggesting his involvement in drug trafficking was recovered from him.
Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate Siddharth Pithani moved another bail application saying section 27A of the NDPS Act was wrongly applied and prayed for bail saying only a small quantity of (drugs) was seized. Section 27A pertains to punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders.
A special NDPS court here on Wednesday denied bail to Siddharth Pithani, Sushant Singh Rajput''s flatmate, in a drugs case linked to the Bollywood actor's death in June 2020.
A special NDPS court on Thursday granted interim bail to Siddharth Pithani, a former roommate of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and an accused in a drug case, for his wedding scheduled on June 26.
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput''s flatmate Siddharth Pithani, who is currently in judicial custody, moved a bail plea before a special court on Thursday. Pithani was arrested from Hyderabad on May 28 in a drug case linked to Rajput’s death last year.
Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case: The prime suspect Rhea Chakraborty is on the radar of not just CBI but other agencies including Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well. Not just Rhea but actor's flatmate Siddharth Pithani will appear before CBI on Sunday and as per reports, there will be cross-questioning between the two.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team is carrying out probe at DRDO guest house in Mumbai's Santacruz.
A very close family member of the late actor, requesting anonymity, told IANS, 'Whatever Pithani's statement that is coming out in media reports that the body of Sushant was brought down on the request of family members is a lie.'
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team continued the questioning of Sushant's flatmate Siddharth Pithani and personal staff Neeraj Singh and Dipesh Sawant as it found some "inconsistencies" in their statements, as per agency sources.
Sidharth Pithani was Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate and is also described as his 'creative manager' in some reports.
Lawyer of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father, Vikas Singh on August 12 stated that the role of his son's friend and roommate Siddharth Pithani in Sushant's death case is "extremely dubious" and that he is a very "intelligent criminal" He said, "Siddharth Pithani is extremely dubious.
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