Mumbai: South Indian actor Shwetha Kumari, arrested in connection with a drug seizure case, was sent to judicial custody by a court here Thursday. Shwetha Kumari was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from a hotel in Mira Bhayander area of neighbouring Thane district Monday following the seizure 400 grams of mephedrone (MD).
As her NCB custody ended Thursday, she was produced before a magistrate court here. It remanded her in 14-day judicial custody because the probe agency did not press for her further remand.
As part of its crackdown against drug supply in Maharashtra and Goa, the probe agency had seized 400grams of MD, January 2. The investigation into the seizure led to the search of the hotel in Mira Bhayandar, following which Kumari was arrested.
The NCB has been probing a drug related angle into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and suspected drug peddlers were arrested in the case. Both Rhea and Showik are on bail.
Rhea spent close to a month behind bars before getting bail. On the other hand, Showik had to spend over two months in prison before he finally got bail. It has been alleged that the two were involved in supplying drugs to Sushant. The actor allegedly committed suicide June 14 at his residence in Bandra locality. Initially it was thought to be suicide. However, CBI is now investigating the murder angle also as per a Supreme Court directive.