On 8th September, the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Rhea Chakraborty while investigating the drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. She was later sent to 14-days judicial custody by the Bombay special court. Her bail pleas were rejected by the magistrate, as well as, sessions court. On this, quite a few B-town celebs came out in support of her. Rhea’s best friend Shibani Dandekar demanded her release by sharing her photo on social media. Shibani’s sister Anusha too reportedly did the same. However, the sisters have now deleted their #ReleaseRhea posts.
The picture of Rhea from the time she was being taken to the jail by NCB was shared by Shibani on her Instagram handle. In the caption, she had demanded for Rhea’s release and justice for her. However, the post has now been deleted. Sister Anusha too has deleted the post from her Instagram. Designer Anisha Jain too is said to have deleted the post.
However, stars like Saqib Saleem, Monica Dogra and others still have #ReleaseRhea posts on their social media.
Here’s the post:
Apart from these, other celebrities who came out in support of Rhea are Vidya Balan, Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Huma Qureshi, Hansal Mehta, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and many more. Post Rhea’s arrest the quote “Roses are red, violets are blue, let’s smash the patriarchy, me and you,” heavily trended on social media.
Here’s the post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4Y_42FjVh/?igshid=15j2h94jfd6lt
Currently, Rhea Chakraborty is in judicial custody in Byculla jail. Her brother Showik Chakraborty too stands arrested by NCB.