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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 26, 2020, 23:54:04 IST

Live updates from Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case: 'Till I lived with him, Sushant didn’t do drugs or consume alcohol,' says Ankit Acharya

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently investigating the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. A new angle of drug use has come upafter the Enforcement Directorate (ED) handed over Rhea Chakraborty’s chat records to the CBI and the Narcotics Control Bureau for a possible drug angle in the case. Meanwhile, take a look at the live updates from the case.

23:54 (IST), Aug 26

'Till I lived with him, Sushant Singh Rajput didn’t do drugs or consume alcohol,' says SSR's former assistant Ankit Acharya

Ankit said, “Bhaiyya didn’t even drink alcohol, leave alone drugs. At least till I lived with him, he didn’t do drugs, he didn’t even consume alcohol. He used to smoke regular cigarettes, but that, too, not excessively; it was like what many other people do. He used to idolise Akshay Kumar for his fitness and habits, so he followed that kind of lifestyle.”

22:54 (IST), Aug 26

Sushant Singh Rajput's flatmate Siddharth Pithani confesses Rhea Chakraborty destroyed 8 hard drives before leaving SSR's flat

According to the Times Now, the SSR's flatmate Siddharth Pithani has confessed that Rhea Chakraborty destroyed 8 hard drives on June 08 afterwhich she left the actor's flat. Also, after Pithani's confession, staff member Dipesh Sawant agreed to become an approver in the case and reportedly admitted Rhea-SSR fallout.

21:17 (IST), Aug 26

Dipesh Sawant agrees to become 'approver' and reportedly admits Rhea-SSR 'fallout'

According to Times Now report, Sushant Singh Rajput's staff member Dipesh Sawant has agreed to become an approver and reportedly admitted 'Rhea Chakraborty - SSR fallout'

19:33 (IST), Aug 26

Sushant Singh Rajput case: Narcotics Control Bureau registers a case to probe drug conspiracy

According to the latest report by Times Now, NCB has filed a case to investigate the drug angle. Reports suggest that Rhea’s ‘drug circle’ is booked under NDPS Act. The Whatsapp chats of Rhea recovered allegedly indicate that she was taking instructions from someone to administer a drug to the late actor.

18:59 (IST), Aug 26

Sushant Singh Rajput case: CBI to summon Rhea Chakraborty, Jaya Saha, Shruti Modi and Dipesh Sawant in connection to the drugs angle

According to the latest report by Times Now, the CBI will soon summon Rhea, Shruti Modi, Jaya Saha and Dipesh Sawant after the Whatsapp chats are out now. It is being said that the CBI will be questioning Rhea and Jaya on drug angle as their chats have mentions of CBD oil and other drugs. Reports also suggest that the CBI has got drug conspiracy documents. The new drug angle will now be closely looked at by the CBI team.

18:08 (IST), Aug 26

Kangana Ranaut reveals that she was given drugs as a minor

As the drugs angle involving Rhea Chakraborty is being probed in Sushant Singh Rajput's case, Kangana Ranaut revealed that her mentor had spiked her drink.

17:48 (IST), Aug 26

Rhea Chakraborty had allegedly given CBD oil to Sushant Singh Rajput

While it is being alleged that Rhea gave Sushant Singh Rajput CBD oil, the late actor’s friend Ankit Acharya told Times Now that he never saw Sushant taking drugs.

17:33 (IST), Aug 26

Kangana Ranaut reacts to the drugs angle currently being probed

17:24 (IST), Aug 26

Video of Sushant Singh Rajput's househelp Dipesh Sawant allegedly smoking weed goes viral on the internet

With the drugs angle coming to light in Sushant Singh Rajput's case, a social media user has shared an undated video of Dipesh.

16:18 (IST), Aug 26

Narcotics Control Bureau may file a case against Rhea Chakraborty

Following the recent drugs angle involving Rhea Chakraborty, reports suggest that the Narcotics Control Bureau may file a case against the actress. According to Times Now, she reportedly gave CBD Oil to Sushant Singh Rajput.

16:02 (IST), Aug 26

Report: The CDR of Rhea and her Talent Manager Jaya Saha has been accessed

15:50 (IST), Aug 26

Report: Narcotics Control Bureau start examining all documents

According to Times Now, the NCB has started examining all documents related to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case after receiving documents from ED.

15:47 (IST), Aug 26

Report: Rhea Chakraborty allegedly administered CBD oil to Sushant Singh Rajput

15:07 (IST), Aug 26
 
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Rhea going to the mortuary was definitely irregular because somebody has facilitated this visit. With the covid situation, how do you manage to get into there? So either the Mumbai police or the hospital authorities have colluded with her to give her access.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer, senior advocate Vikas Singh 
14:30 (IST), Aug 26

Kubbra Sait slams Twitter user who tagged Rhea Chakraborty as 'bait to trap rich men'

Slamming the social media user for the ‘bile’, Kubra Sait retorted on Twitter, “Imagine the day you wake up one morning and you realise that the bile you’ve spewed, won’t allow you to look at yourself in the mirror. That would be a horrible day. Be responsible, or don’t use social media.”

14:08 (IST), Aug 26

Exclusive! Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer on Rhea Chakraborty administering drugs to the actor, "Definitely proves abetment to suicide more convincingly or even murder"

When asked about the family’s stand on the new allegations of Sushant being administered drugs, Vikas Singh stated, “The family doesn’t want to react to what is coming on WhatsApp, unless there is something directly coming from the investigator.”

13:58 (IST), Aug 26
 
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We had said in the FIR that Sushant was being over drugged but what we meant then was prescription drug. If you have a mental issue, you are prescribed drugs and are given an overdose of that, we thought that was happening because we were all kept in the dark. We didn’t know what all was being said to him but now this looks like hard drugs. This is actually the drug in the normal sense that we understand. This has got the narcotics angle as well, definitely proves abetment to suicide more convincingly; it is definitely a step in that direction to prove abetment to suicide or even murder.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s father’s lawyer, senior advocate Vikas Singh 
13:50 (IST), Aug 26

"Sushant Singh Rajput was administered something without his knowledge, this could have led to his death," alleges Sushant's family lawyer Vikas Singh

Vikas Singh stated that this was a highly illegal and criminal thing to do and even the servants had stated that Sushant used to sleep all the while on a different floor while Rhea and others would party on the next floor. The senior advocate added that this definitely looked like an incident of actual drugging with Sushant being administered something without his knowledge and this could have ultimately have led to his death.