On Tuesday, after interrogating Rhea Chakraborty for three consecutive days, NCB finally arrested her over drug charges. Rhea Chakraborty has been sent to 14-day judicial custody until September 22nd, after her bail plea was rejected by the court. She will be taken to Byculla Jail on Wednesday. On the other side, Rhea's lawyer Maneshinde had earlier indicated that they anticipated Rhea's arrest after her brother, Showik, who was arrested on Friday.

NCB remand copy clearly mentioned Rhea as the active member of the drugs syndicate and also indicated that she procured drugs for consumption and was involved in financial deals. Before her bail rejection, Rhea was produced before the magistrate via video conferencing. As the NCB formally placed her under arrest, Maneshinde described it as 'travesty of justice'.

He further stated, `Three central agencies hounding a single woman, just because she was in love with a drug addict suffering from mental health issues for several years under the care of five leading psychiatrists in Mumbai, who ended up committing suicide due to consumption of Illegally administered medicines and used drugs."

Along with CBI and ED, the NCB is one of the three central agencies that moved in after a controversy erupted over the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.