Special court to hear bail plea of Rhea Chakraborty and brother Showik on Sept 10

On Tuesday, actress Rhea Chakraborty, girlfriend of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after three days of interrogation. The NCB officials claimed that they had enough proofs against the actress for arresting her after she confessed of taking and procuring drugs. She spent her night at NCB's safe lockup and was shifted to Byculla Women' Jail on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, a Mumbai Magistrate had send Rhea to 14 days judicial custody, after which Rhea's lawyers moved the same court for bail, which was declined. 

Today, her legal team wuill apply for bail in the Sessions court. Rhea Chakraborty was charged under NDPS Act Sections 8(C), 20(b)(ii), 22, 27A, 28 and 29, for her alleged role in the drugs



angle which has emerged in the investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, said NCB Deputy Director M.A. Jain.

Actress Rhea Chakraborty has claimed in her bail application that she was coerced into making self-incriminatory confessions during custody. A day after Rhea's arrest by the Narcotics Central Bureau (NCB), it has been revealed that a special court here will hear the bail applications of the actress and her brother Showik on September 10.

Rhea, who was Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend, was arrested on Tuesday by the NCB after being has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for her alleged role in the drugs angle that has emerged during investigation into the June 14 death of Sushant.