HC reserves order on bail pleas of Rhea Chakraborty, Showik

On September 8, following days of questioning and searches at her home, Rhea was arrested.

The 28-year-old actor, who had been dating Sushant for a year before his death, had been booked for organizing banned drugs such as marijuana for him.

The anti-drugs agency had, at the time, called her an "active member of a drug syndicate."

Days after her first bail plea was rejected by a special court in Mumbai, Rhea filed another petition in the Bombay High Court.

In her plea, the actor has alleged a witch-hunt by the NCB.

She also claimed that Sushant was the only consumer of the drugs she procured, adding that he "took advantage of those closest to him to sustain his drug habit."

However, the NCB had on Monday submitted a statement, thereby opposing bail for Rhea and her brother.

The agency said that the two accused bought drugs not for their own use but to supply them to Sushant, which is "a more serious offense."

"Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, this is the most serious crime," NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has said.

The NCB had launched a probe in this case after another agency investigating Sushant's death found certain WhatsApp chats that hinted at drug use.

Sushant was found dead at his home in Mumbai on June 14. The actor died by suicide and had been suffering from depression, cops had said.

His family, however, accused Rhea of mentally harassing him and driving him to suicide.

Nearly 20 people have been held by the NCB in this case.

The probe has also widened into allegations of a drug nexus in the Hindi film industry.

In fact, three top Bollywood actresses, viz. Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan were questioned by the agency last week.

Their names either emerged from WhatsApp chats or during questioning of other arrested accused.