Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager Shruti Modi, who
appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday in the drugs-related case pertaining to the death of the actor, was asked to come back as one of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) official tested positive
for coronavirus.
Modi reached the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office in south Mumbai
around 10 am for questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
But, before the probe team could start recording her statement, the NCB
received a report of one of its SIT members testing positive for coronavirus, the
official said.
The SIT member’s antigen test came out positive, he said, adding that
other members of the probe team will also be tested and all protocols will be
followed.
“Accordingly, we sent back Shruti Modi who had joined the
investigation in the morning,” he said.
The NCB on Tuesday asked Shruti Modi and Rajput’s talent manager Jaya
Saha to join its investigation to get a clear picture on some aspects of the
case.
Saha will now be called later, the official said.
So far, the apex drug law enforcement agency has arrested 18 people,
including Rajput’s girlfriend actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik
Chakraborty.
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Earlier, statements of Shruti Modi and Jaya Saha were recorded by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is separately probing the Sushant
death case.
They were also quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the
Mumbai Police in connection with cases linked to the Rajput death probe.
Some chats of Jaya Saha with Rhea Chakraborty had come to light during
the ED’s questioning, the official added.
Rajput (34) was found hanging in his flat in suburban Bandra on June 14.
