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SSR case: Special NDPS court allows NCB to quiz Showik Chakraborty, Dipesh Sawant in Taloja jail

Both Showik and Dipesh are currently in judicial custody till October 6 and their bail application is expected to come up for hearing in the Bombay High Court shortly.

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On Thursday, a special NDPS Court permitted the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to quiz Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik Chakraborty and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's domestic help Dipesh Sawant at the Taloja Central Jail in Raigad in coonection the the ongoing drug-related probe into the 'Dil Bechara' actor's death case.

Both Showik and Dipesh are currently in judicial custody till October 6 and their bail application is expected to come up for hearing in the Bombay High Court shortly.

Prime suspect in Sushant`s death case, his ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty is also in judicial custody in Byculla Jail till October 6.

Meanwhile, fashion designer Simone Khambatta and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput`s former manager Shruti Modi on Thursday deposed before the NCB while Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh was still awaited to join the probe into drugs abuse among people associated with the film industry, officials said.

According to NCB officials, Khambatta arrived at the NCB office in Mumbai for questioning around 10.15 a.m. followed by Shruti Modi half an hour later.

An NCB official said that Rakul`s summons were issued on Wednesday and on Thursday morning she acknowledged them and updated her latest address also.

The NCB has also summoned actresses Deepika Padukone, Shradhha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan for questioning in a drugs related case.

On Wednesday, besides Deepika, the NCB sent summons to her manager Karishma Prakash for questioning on Friday and Sara and Shradhha for questioning on Saturday. The NCB registered a case under the NDPS Act on the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that has been probing the money laundering charges into the June 14 death of Sushant. The narcotics probe agency registered the case after a few alleged chats of Sushant`s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, Sushant`s house manager Samuel Miranda discussing drugs came to the fore.

The NCB has so far questioned Rhea, Showik, Modi, Sushant`s talent manager Jaya Saha, Kwan talent management agency CEO Dhruv Chitgopekar, `Udta Punjab` Producer Madhu Mantena Varna among several others.

The NCB is the third federal agency to probe the death of Sushant besides the CBI and the ED.

(With inputs from IANS)

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