Rhea Chakraborty maintains innocence in SSR case

Actor was recently interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, her chartered accountant Ritesh Shah and her former manager Shruti Modi for over eight hours in connection with the money laundering probe involving the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Rhea was the first to arrive at the ED office in Mumbai, along with her brother. They were followed by her former manager and Ritesh later. An ED official wishing to remain anonymous said that Rhea remained evasive on most of the questions and claimed to be innocent, reported India Post.

According to top ED officials, the probe agency asked over 20 questions related to the financial transactions from Sushant’s bank account until he was found dead on June 14 in his Bandra flat. Rhea was asked about the details of movable and immovable properties, businesses and companies in which she and her family members are stakeholders. The official said that the ED also asked Rhea to furnish the details of her address, profession, family members, mode of income, details of bank accounts and credit cards.

The starlet was also asked to give details about how she knew Sushant and for how long. Rhea had to share details of the financial transactions with Sushant himself, or if she had any contract with the late actor for her finances and the Income Tax Return (ITR) details.

In a reply about the ITR, Rhea told the financial probe agency that currently, she does not have the record of ITR and that she would submit the ITR of last five years through her legal team soon.

The ED also questioned Rhea about her investment in properties including movable and immovable assets and asked about how these properties were bought in Mumbai and from where the money to buy them was arranged. The ED officials meanwhile submitted the property papers brought to the office by her brother.

The ED also sought details if there was any will of inheritance left behind by Sushant, and whether Rhea was also in touch with the family members of the late actor. They sought details of income of her family members and if any of the members are dependent on her. Rhea will be asked to submit all the documents as soon as possible.
Sushant’s father KK Singh, in his complaint to Bihar Police, has alleged that INR15 crore was withdrawn or transferred from the actor’s Kotak Mahindra Bank account, which had INR17 crore.

The ED has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Rhea and her family members on the basis of the complaint of submitted at the Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna. They are also seeking the details of the financial transactions of the two companies in which Rhea and her brother were directors, along with Sushant.

According to the ED, Rhea is a director in the firm Vividrage Rhealityx while her brother Showik is a director in Front India For World. They ED has sought details about the nature of business companies and their financial health and transactions. Meanwhile, Shovik was questioned about his profession and his income details.

The ED gave a set of questions to Ritesh about the financial condition of the actor and how she was managing her expenses and what were the investments made by her and family members. The ED also sought details of the properties mentioned by them in the ITRs.

On Thursday evening, the CBI also took over the probe against Rhea and her family members on the recommendation from the central government, after the Bihar government requested for the central agency probe.
Sushant and Rhea were in a relationship before the actor’s death. His father has levelled various allegations against Rhea which include drugging him, taking his money and threatening to disclose his medical reports to the media. He has also accused Rhea of keeping his late son away from his family.

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