NDPS court in Mumbai criticises NCB over freeze order; allows actor Rhea Chakraborty to operate account
An NDPS court in Mumbai has ordered the de-freezing of actor Rhea Chakraborty's and her mother's bank accounts, ruling that the NCB failed to confirm the freeze within the 30-day period required by law. The accounts were initially frozen during an investigation into a drugs case connected to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The court's decision was based on procedural non-compliance by the NCB under Section 68F of the NDPS Act.
- ▪The NDPS court in Mumbai de-froze Rhea Chakraborty's and her mother's bank accounts due to the NCB's failure to confirm the freeze within 30 days.
- ▪The freeze was imposed during an NCB probe into a drugs case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
- ▪The court observed that the NCB did not obtain confirmation from the competent authority as mandated under Section 68F of the NDPS Act.
- ▪Additional Sessions Judge U.C. Deshmukh passed the order on April 25, allowing the application filed by Chakraborty and her mother.
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A Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai has ordered the de-freezing of the bank accounts of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her mother Sandhya, stating that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) did not secure confirmation from the competent authority within the 30-day period mandated under Section 68F of the NDPS Act.Additional Sessions Judge U.C. Deshmukh passed the order on April 25 while allowing the application filed by Ms. Chakraborty and her mother. The judge noted that the NCB had frozen the bank account during a probe into a drugs case linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
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