The order came just a day after the NCB registered a case against Rhea, her brother Showik, talent manager Jaya Saha, Sushant's co-manager Shruti Modi, and Goa based hotelier Gaurav Arya under Sections 20 (b) 28, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
According to the NCB, the best quality of bud is sold for about Rs 5,000 per gram. Zaid came under the scanner after the agency arrested two people -- Abbas Lakhani and Karan Arora -- in another narcotics case on August 27-28 in Mumbai and recovered a bud consignment from them.
The raids came in the wake of the arrest of two drug peddlers in Mumbai three days ago as the NCB, along with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), is striving hard to unravel the drugs mafia's connections with celebs.
It is being claimed that the actress had taken to her Instagram Stories to post photos of herself with the cake by a window. She also tagged Shruti Modi in the post.
Even as a core team is investigating the Sushant case 24x7, several senior officials, prosecutors and investigators at the CBI headquarters and outstation branches have been pulled up for lack of punctuality. Many of these officers were found missing from office, especially in the morning hours.
Reportedly not satisfied with the reply, Sayeed has now ordered the BMC to file a detailed affidavit, along with the names and versions of all persons concerned present at the time when the actress is said to have gone to the mortuary.
After the videos went viral on social media and television networks, the SHRC received several complaints in the matter in July, following which it initiated the suo moto action last week.
According to a senior ED official, Arya, the owner of Hotel Tamarind and Cafe Cotinga in Goa, is being questioned about his alleged chats with Sushant's girlfriend Rhea, where the two are discussing drugs.
The owner of Hotel Tamarind and Cafe Cotinga in Goa, Arya will appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday morning. Later, he is also likely to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Narcotics Control Bureau teams in the city.
Vishal, who is married to Sushant's sister Shweta Singh Kirti, has written a long blog post defending the late actor's family, and coming down on Sushant's girlfriend Rhea for claims that the actor took drugs and had mental health issues.
Ssingh is the producer of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has been seen hobnobbing with leading BJP leaders in the past. The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government has faced flak from the BJP in the Sushant case, the probe of which was handed over from the Mumbai Police to the CBI, with the Enforcement Directorate and the Narcotics Control Bureau also joining in.
The entire drugs issue came to fore on Wednesday. If the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) or any other agencies seek any help from the Odisha Police, we will definitely cooperate in the investigation, he told reporters.
The development comes a day after the NCB registered a case under Sections 20 (b) 28, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, Saha, Sushant's co-manager Shruti Modi, and Arya.
The police team reached Chakrabortys house as per the request made by the ED, the official said. "The ED requested the Mumbai police to reach their house and escort Rhea's father Indrajit out as it wants to question him," the police official said.
Mallika's Instagram post comes a day after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday registered an NDPS case against Rhea Chakraborty and two others on the basis of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) request to probe the drug angle in the case.
The NCB is now the third federal investigative agency probing this case apart from the ED and the CBI. The ED, which is probing a money laundering angle into the death of Rajput, has questioned Rhea Chakraborty, and has obtained "deleted WhatsApp messages" allegedly indicating dealings in banned drugs from her phone.
In the WhatsApp chats made public, Rhea allegedly talks of using MDMA and also discusses marijuana.A message sent to her by one Jaya Saha on November 25 last year read: "Use 4 drops in coffee, tea or water and let him sip it. Give it 30-40 minutes for it to kick in." It is being presumed that the "him" refers to Sushant.
Siddharth Pithani, cook Neeraj Singh and domestic help Deepesh Sawant were present in Rajput's house at Mont Blanc Apartments n suburban Bandra when the 34-year-old actor was found hanging in his room on June 14.
Swamy's tweet comes a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing money laundering charges connected to the case, sought the help of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to check the drug syndicate connection.
The ED has referred some evidence to the CBI and the Narcotics Control Bureau about Rhea Chakraborty's alleged links to banned drugs, a charge vehemently denied by Rhea's lawyer. The officials said the central probe agency stumbled upon certain data and these "prima facie" inputs have been shared with the two federal agencies but did not give any details of the nature of evidence referred to the agencies.
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