Sushant Singh Rajput case: NCB detains Showik Chakraborty's school friend Suryadeep

Widening its probe into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained Showik Chakraborty's school friend SuryadeepMalhotra for questioning, officials said on Monday.

A senior NCB official related to probe told IANS, "We have detained Malhotra for questioning in the drug case."

The official said that he was taken by the NCB from his home in Mumbai after it carried out searches.

This is the 15th arrest in the case so far by the NCB.

Sushant was found dead in his Bandra home flat on June 14 — triggering a huge political row, an upheaval in Bollywood and simultaneous investigations by the NCB, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and even the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The NCB has arrested Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty on September 8, her brother Showik, Sushant's house manager Samuel Miranda on September 4, and his personal staff DipeshSawant among several others in last few days. (IANS)

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