Sushant Singh Rajput case: NCB issues an official statement, nabs Bandra drug dealer with cash

Raids were conducted at Mumbai and two persons, namely Abbas Lakhani and Karn Arora, were arrested and bud (curated marijuana) was seized.Drug dealer named Zaid ,has revealed the name of another person named Basit who was in contact with Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday released an official statement on the probe so far in the Sushant Singh Rajput death and related drug racket operations.In its statement, the NCB said that it received official communication from Enforcement Directorate (ED) in which there were various chats related to ‘drugs consumption, procurement, usage and transportation’. Taking cognizance of the matter, NCB stated that it conducted a preliminary inquiry and has launched an investigation into the matter.

In separate events , on the the very night of 27 August’20 based on specific insights, raids were conducted at Mumbai and two persons, namely Abbas Lakhani and Karn Arora, were arrested and bud (curated marijuana) was seized, the statement said. The agency revealed that it has unearthed the linkages of Abbas Lakhani with an individual named Zaid Vilatra – who has now been arrested. During the search, Indian currency (Rs 9,55,750/-) and foreign currency (US $ 2081, 180 British Pounds, 15 Dirham) were recovered, which Zaid revealed were proceeds of drug peddling, the statement further added.

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NCB statement enlightened that Zaid runs an eatery shop at Bandra, which was not much profiting since lockdown and that he is into the drug peddling, especially bud, through which he used to earn a substantial amount of money. Furthermore, NCB said that it questioned a resident of Bandra named Basit Parihar and uncovered his linkages with the details of preliminary inquiry submitted by ED. The investigation is still on, the NCB said.

Republic TV has already reported that the NCB on Wednesday arrested an alleged drug dealer named Zaid who has revealed the name of another person named Basit who was in contact with Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik. Earlier, the sources said had said that Zaid knew Showik and supplied drugs to him but as per the latest inputs, Basit was a middleman and has also been detained.

Moreover, in a big revelation, Showik’s CDRs and chats have come to light and NCB sources have confirmed that the agency has found strong clincher of how he was in touch with drug peddlers. It was Showik who introduced Sushant’s house manager Samuel Miranda to the drug peddlers, CDR and chats disclose, as per sources who added that after achieving this major breakthrough in the case, the NCB will soon summon Rhea and Showik for interrogation.