NCB moves Bombay HC seeking cancellation of bail granted to Showik Chakraborty in drugs case

The NCB, which is probing the drugs case linked to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, said that the Mumbai Sessions Court granted bail to Showik Chakraborty ignoring the findings and observation made by the High Court which had rejected his bail application.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has approached the Bombay High Court seeking cancellation of the bail granted by a special NDPS court to Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik and nine others in the drug case linked to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. The NCB application states that the Mumbai Sessions Court granted bail to Showik Chakraborty ignoring the findings and observation made by the High Court which had rejected his bail application. Chakraborty was remanded to judicial custody on September 9, 2020. He filed a bail application soon after, however, it was rejected on September 11, 2020. Showik and his sister Rhea Chakraborty both filed bail applications before the Bombay High Court and on October 7, 2020, While Rhea was granted bail, her brother Showik was not.