Rhea Chakraborty's Frozen Bank Accounts Released In Sushant Singh Rajput Case A special court in Mumbai has ruled to defreeze several bank accounts belonging to actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty, and their mother Sandhya Chakraborty. The accounts, which had been frozen by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) since 2020, were released following a legal challenge by the family. The court determined that the NCB had failed to comply with procedural requirements under Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which mandates that freezing orders be confirmed by a Competent Authority within 30 days. The NCB had initially frozen the accounts in 2020 as part of its investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died on June 14, 2020. The bureau alleged that Rhea Chakraborty was connected to a drug network and had been in contact with drug peddlers. However, the court noted that the NCB did not provide evidence of such a confirmation process, rendering the freezing orders invalid. The ruling cited precedents from the High Court in the case of Jatinder (supra) and emphasized the necessity of adhering to legal procedures under the NDPS Act. The family’s plea, filed through advocates Ayaz Khan and Zehra Charania, focused on accounts held jointly by family members at ICICI, Axis, and Kotak banks. The applicants argued that the NCB’s failure to follow Section 68F made the continued freezing of the accounts unlawful. The prosecution, represented by Additional Public Prosecutor Geeta Nayyar, opposed the request, maintaining that the NCB’s actions were justified based on the investigation’s findings.#icici_bank #axis_bank #narcotics_control_bureau #rhea_chakraborty #sushant_singh_rajput
