Rhea Chakraborty approaches Bombay High Court seeking suspension of Look Out Circular, CBI opposes relief for actress

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has approached the Bombay High Court seeking suspension of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her. She has stated she needs to travel to Dubai for professional commitments. The Central Bureau of Investigation has opposed relief being granted to the ‘Jalebi’ actress. Chakraborty has been facing prosecution in a drugs case following the death of her then-boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14, 2020. Her advocates Abhinav Chandrachud and Prasanna Bhangale told the court the CBI did register a FIR against the actress but never summoned her and nothing has happened in the case for the last few years. The bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak asked them if the actress traveled abroad in these last few years. Advocate Shreeram Shirsat, appearing for CBI, said the FIR was filed in Patna and the case was being investigated by CBI in Delhi, outside the court’s jurisdiction. The next hearing is on December 20. Rhea on her jail term Rhea Chakraborty has faced several criticisms on her personal front after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput back in 2020. The actress was in the Byculla jail for 28 days on charges of procuring drugs for the late actor. Throwing light on the experience of spending time in jail, Rhea said, “So you are basically removed from society and put as a number in prison because you are deemed unfit for society. So there itself, this personality or these things you’ve created about yourself are completely broken. I was in an under-trial prison.” She added, “I experienced a unique kind of love and resilience within those women. They found happiness in small things. They grabbed happiness when they got it. They know how to enjoy a moment, and they are some of the happiest people I have met.”