Along with Rhea Chakraborty, the Narcotics Control Bureau probing the drug angle had also arrested SSR’s house help Dipesh Sawant.
Dipesh was recently granted bail, and now he’s suing NCB for 10 lakhs, alleging ‘illegal detention’!
As per India Today report, Sawant has moved the Bombay High Court against the anti-drugs agency.
He has claimed that he was illegally detained as he was produced before the magistrate court after more than 36 hours of his arrest. This is in violation of Supreme Court guidelines which state that an accused has to be presented before a Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.
Further, in his petition, Dipesh also alleged that NCB lied about the time of arrest on their official records! While NCB records show that he was arrested on September 5 at 8 pm, Dipesh claimed the arrest was made on September 4 at 10 pm and he was produced before the magistrate on September 6.
Therefore, Sawant has demanded Rs 10 lakh compensation from the NCB for wrongly arresting him and then not following protocol.
The petition was filed through Advocates Rajendra Rathod and Aamir Koradia. “Two hearings have happened in the court. NCB has asked for more time to reply,” said Rathod.
Dipesh Sawant had been accused of interacting with peddlers and procuring drugs, allegedly on behalf of Sushant Singh Rajput and was arrested for the same.
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