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.
The siblings were presented before the Special NDPS Court as their judicial custody of 14 days ended today. They had applied for bail in the Bombay High Court, on which the final arguments were heard by Justice S.V. Kotwal on September 29, who has reserved the final order on it.
Rhea was arrested on September 9 by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which is probing the drugs angle in the death of Bollywood actor Sushant, who was Rhea's live-in partner.
Besides her, 19 others including her brother Showik Chakraborty, drug peddlers, suppliers, and persons linked with the film industry have also been arrested so far, and several top actresses have been questioned.
Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead on June 14 in his Bandra flat in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, actor Swara Bhasker and Bollywood writer Kanika Dhillon joined the voices demanding the release of Rhea from Byculla jail in Mumbai. Kanika took to her official Twitter account and demanded to know why Rhea is being denied bail.
Kanika tweeted, "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?!"
On Monday, actor Swara Bhasker had also demanded Rhea's release. She tweeted in support of the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, who had demanded Rhea’s release. Swara wrote, "Well done sir! Release Rhea Chakraborty."
(Inputs from IANS)
