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According to sources, late Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-flatmate Siddarth Pithani has opened up to the NBC in the drugs probe related to Sushant’s death.
Sources have informed that late Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-flatmate Siddarth Pithani has made a number of new revelations to the NCB in the drugs probe related to the death of the actor on Thursday. Siddarth Pithani was arrested last week in Hyderabad by the NCB. According to reports, he has revealed the names of those who were close to Sushant Singh Rajput and those who can be summoned for questioning.
Sources informed that Siddarth Pithani has confessed the names of Samuel Miranda, Sushant Singh Rajput’s former house manager.
NCB is also questioning Sushant Singh Rajput’s bodyguard for the second day on Thursday.
The NCB began looking into the alleged drugs usage in some quarters in Bollywood soon after the demise of Sushant Singh Rajput in June last year. The central agency started its probe because of some WhatsApp chats having references to drugs. The NCB had also arrested Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, some staff members of Sushant Singh Rajput and a few others under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Rhea Chakraborty, Showik and some other accused are currently out on bail.
Sushant Singh Rajput was an Indian actor known for his work in the Hindi cinema. He starred in a number of successful Bollywood films such as M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kedarnath and Chhichhore.