Sushant's personal staff member Dipesh Sawant arrested by NCB in drugs angle

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's house helper  Dipesh Sawant has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau or NCB on Saturday in the widening probe into allegations of drug abuse surrounding the movie star's death in June. Sawant was asked to join the investigation on Saturday and was questioned since the morning. With this, the total number of people arrested in this case has risen to eight. 

Dipesh Sawant arrested by NCB for his role in procuring & handling of drugs. He has been arrested based on statements & digital evidence. He will be produced before court tomorrow at 11 am. Cross-examination of arrested people underway: Deputy Director, Narcotics Control Bureau https://t.co/67zI0xDKYGpic.twitter.com/FPaWpAWYc8

— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020

The anti-narcotics agency had earlier arrested Showik Chakraborty, the brother Sushant Singh's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, and Samuel Miranda, the actor's house manager, on Friday under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.A senior NCB officer had earlier said that Mr Sawant's role was that of a "witness" in the case. Various angles surrounding the death of the 34-year-old Sushant Singh Rajput are being probed by three federal agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the NCB.