Rhea Chakraborty gets bail

The Bomaby High Court on Wednesday granted bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty in an alleged drugs case related to the death of Sushanth Singh Rajput. Rhea was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. However the high court rejected the plea of her brother Showik and Abdel Basit Parihar.

The HC also granted bail to Sushant Singh Rajput’s cook Dipesh Sawant and his domestic help Samuel Miranda on a personal bond of Rs50,000 each. On October 6, a special court extended Rhea’s judicial remand till October 20

Rhea’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said that they are happy about the order. He said that the arrest and custody of Rhea was totally unwarranted and beyond the reach of law and the witch hunt by Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Control Bureau.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has earlier strongly opposed the bail pleas filed by Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and other co-accused in a drug case. The agency had told the Bombay High Court that a strong message needed to be sent out to the society, especially youngsters, to ensure they did not consume drugs.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said the siblings and others arrested were “active members of a drug syndicate” and vowed to go to the roots of the case

Rhea Chakraborty, who was reportedly in a relationship with Sushant Singh Rajput, was arrested by the NCB on September 8, for allegedly procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput.