A court in Mumbai on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of actor Rhea Chakraborty till October 6, NDTV reported. Chakraborty was arrested on September 9 on charges of drug abuse linked to the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. She has been accused of procuring drugs for the deceased actor.
The Narcotics Control Bureau has described Chakraborty as an “active member of a drug syndicate”. On Tuesday, her custody was extended under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty on Tuesday also applied for bail in the Bombay High Court, ANI reported.
On September 11, the court had denied Rhea Chakraborty bail in the case. Similar requests of Showik Chakraborty, Rajput’s former manager Samuel Miranda and three other accused were also rejected.
Rhea Chakraborty has claimed that she is being framed in the case and has…