A Mumbai Special Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik till October 20 in a drug related case that came up while investigating the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, officials said here. The siblings were presented before the Special NDPS Court as their judicial custody of 14 days ended.
Author-screenwriter Kanika Dhillon on Monday expressed concern over actress Rhea Chakraborty still being in jail. Reacting to a tweet by filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, Kanika urged fans to come out in actress' support.
Rhea Chakraborty has found support from Bollywood as several celebrities are calling for her release. Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha tweeted today, “That girl has been in Jail for a month. Seriously guys!!!”, sharing the same, Swara Bhasker replied, “RELEASE #RHEACHAKRABORTY”.
Previously, Kanika Dhillon had also called for the release of Rhea Chakraborty and had questioned the National Commission for Women, “While d conspiracy theories r being mulled over- A young woman is still in Jail #rheachakroborty @Tweet2Rhea CBI has clearly stated no foul play... how long n under what charges can she be kept in jail- And denied bail?? @NCWIndia can anyone give some answers pls?!”
Rhea Chakrabroty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on September 9, in connection to drugs-related probe that emerged from Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. Previously, her brother Showik Chakraborty, Sushant’s personal staffers Samuel Miranda and Dipesh Sawant were also arrested by the NCB.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh recently said in a statement that that the FIR filed by Rhea against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters on September 7, is currently with the CBI. He said, “Accordingly, an FIR was registered against Sushant's sister and doctor based on Rhea's complaint that they gave him medicines without any medical prescription. This investigation is also now with the CBI." Netizens has mixed reaction to this:
well do you guys agree that she was at wrong place and at the wrong time?