Sushant’s staff member Dipesh Sawant sent to NCB custody till September 9

Akshay Badwe
01.30 PM

Sushant Singh Rajput's staff member Dipesh Sawant is sent to NCB custody till September 9

After Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik and Sushant Singh Rajput’s house manager Samuel Miranda’s arrest on Saturday in probe of the drug angle linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, a third arrest was made by the Narcotics Control Bureau. Sushant’ staff member, Dipesh Sawant was called in for interrogation after the first two arrests and he was later remanded by the NCB. The court on Sunday has decided to send him in the NCB custody till September 9. 

NCB’s deputy director, KPS Mehrotra confirmed the arrest. Meanwhile, Rhea was summoned by the NCB on Sunday morning. Rhea is being questioned by NCB on her leaked chats with her brother Showik, Samuel Miranda and hotelier Gaurav Arya, which implicit at a drugs angle in Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Meanwhile, Rhea’s lawyer Satish Manshinde also stated that Rhea is ready for arrest as it's a witch hunt. If loving someone is a crime she will face consequences of her love. He stated that being innocent she has not approached any court for anticipatory bail in all cases foisted by Bihar Police, CBI, ED and NCB.

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