NDPS court in Mumbai criticises NCB over freeze order; allows actor Rhea Chakraborty to operate account
A Mumbai NDPS court has allowed actor Rhea Chakraborty and her mother to operate their bank accounts after criticizing the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) freeze order. The court found that the NCB failed to secure necessary confirmation within the required 30-day period as mandated by the NDPS Act. The NCB had frozen the accounts during an investigation related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
- ▪The NDPS court ordered the de-freezing of Rhea Chakraborty's bank accounts.
- ▪The NCB did not comply with the 30-day confirmation requirement under the NDPS Act.
- ▪Rhea Chakraborty was previously arrested in a separate drug-related investigation linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
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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.According to Section 68F of the NDPS Act, an officer conducting an inquiry or investigation under Section 68E may pass an order to seize or freeze property.
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