Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths conducted Friday searches at the premises of Showik Chakraborty. He is the brother of main accused Rhea Chakraborty in the probe linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The NCB sleuths also conducted raids at the residence of Samuel Miranda, the personal aide of Rajput. It should be stated here that Showik stays with his sister Rhea Chakraborty.
A team of NCB sleuths accompanied by police officials raided the residence of Showik in Santa Cruz (west) area. Another team visited Miranda’s house in suburban Andheri (west) area of the western metropolis from 6.30 am.
The search teams included some women officials and they were seen wearing masks and gloves and using multiple vehicles.
NCB Deputy Director (operations) K P S Malhotra, who is heading the probe team of the agency, was seen leading the search. He told mediapersons on the ground that the houses of Showik and Miranda were being searched. He termed it as a ‘procedural’ action.
Another senior official said the agency is looking to gather additional evidence through this action. Some documents have been seized by the search teams, he added.
They said both Showik and Miranda were handed over summons to join the investigation during the search. “They have intended to go along (with the search team) due to media presence,” an officer said.
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They are being taken by the NCB search team and will be questioned now at the agency’s zonal office in the Ballard Estate area, the officer said.
The NCB, till now, has arrested two alleged drug peddlers operating in the capital city of Maharashtra in this case. It has detained one person.
The two arrested are Zaid Vilatra (21) and Abdel Basit Parihar while Kaizan Ibrahim is being questioned since Thursday. Bandra resident Parihar was arrested after interrogating Vilatra. Parihar is learnt to have ‘links’ with the narcotics case registered against Rajput’s live-in partner Rhea, 28, and others.
Parihar is linked to a person who in turn was allegedly reported to be featuring in chats recovered from the mobile phones of Rhea and Showik.
Rhea is the main accused in the death case of the 34-year-old actor that is being probed by the NCB, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering charges and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).