Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau has registered a criminal case against Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty. The NCB is investigating the drug angle in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. It has also arrested a drug peddler.
The NCB has also identified two men, Farookh Sheikh alias Farookh Batata and Bakul Chandalia, who are known for supplying drugs in the Bollywood circle. The agency is most likely to question the two men in the case.
NCB on Tuesday handed over a list of 18 people to the Mumbai Police who are said to be active in the drug distribution network in the city. This move is being seen as the NCB’s first big step towards nabbing the larger drug nexus in Mumbai.
Sources have revealed that NCB’s list includes people from the lower /middle ring of the drug cartel in Mumbai.
Late last month, the NCB registered a case under Sections 20, 22, 27 and 29 of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act. The NCB has also booked Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty and others, against whom the ED had prepared a case. And now, the agency has registered a criminal case against the actress.