The Free Press Journal

Rhea quizzed by CBI for fourth day in a row

Rajput's sister Meetu gives statement

- PRIYANKA NAVALKAR

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakrabort­y, 28, who is the prime accused in abetting her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide, was quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) for the fourth successive day on Monday for nine hours.

She was accompanie­d by her brother Showik, who appeared before the agency for the fifth consecutiv­e time at around 11 am. Meanwhile, Goa-based hotelier Gaurav Arya also appeared before the Enforcemen­t Directorat­e (ED) on Monday after he was summoned on August 28. The CBI also quizzed Rajput's sister Meetu Singh, wherein Shruti Modi, the late actor's friend and staff followed.

The Chakrabort­y siblings arrived at the DRDO guesthouse in Kalina, where the CBI officials are lodged, escorted by a Mumbai Police vehicle. On Tuesday, Rhea was quizzed on the lines of her expenditur­es made from her boyfriend's credit card, the medical treatment and medicines administer­ed to Rajput and mention of drugs in her chats. Sources said, Showik was quizzed about his role in the company co-founded by his sister and her boyfriend and about his trip to Europe, where he had accompanie­d the celebrity couple.

Meanwhile, a CBI team visited Rajput's Bandra residence on Monday, where he had hanged himself to death on June 14. The agency officials left after a few hours of inspection and probe while piecing the sequence of events that unfolded on the fateful day when Rajput allegedly committed suicide.

Interestin­gly, on Monday, four staffers from the Waterstone Resort in Andheri arrived at the DRDO guesthouse after being summoned by the CBI officials. The agency officials wanted to find leads on Rajput's behaviour during his twomonth stay at the resort.

Monday also marked the first time when Rajput's family member, sister Meetu Singh was quizzed by the CBI officials. Sources said that Meetu was asked about her brother's behaviour and any incidents that occurred during the time she was staying with him at his Bandra residence. She was also asked about the relation between her brother and father, said sources.

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