Drug Case : Why Arjun Rampal was a suspect for NCB, reveals chargesheet

The Narcotics Control Bureau NCB which recently filed a more than 50000page charge sheet in connection with the Bollywood drugs case that stemmed out of Sushant Singh Rajputrsquos death case The chargesheet contains detailed statement of Actor Arjun Rampal which reveals why his house was raided and he was than a suspect for the anti drug agencyThe charge sheet also names Rampalrsquos brotherinlaw Agisilaos Demetriades arrested in two drugrelated cases as an accused and suspects that he ran the racket in Rampalrsquos name The charge sheet was filed against 33 people including Rhea Chakraborty her brother Showik Chakraborty and Sushantrsquos house manager Samuel Miranda and Sushantrsquos house help Deepesh SawantReporters outside Rampalrsquos residence in Bandra during the NCB raid on November 9 2020 File picRampalrsquos house had been raided by NCBrsquos zonal director Sameer Wankhede and his team on November 9 2020 As per the charge sheet during the search the agency seized 14 tablets of Clonazepam Dispersible Tablet Clonotril and four tablets of Ultracet Tramadol Hydrochloride and Acetaminophen The antidrug agency also seized two mobile handsets of iPhone 11 Pro Max and a MacBook Pro belonging to Rampal and two iPhone 10s and a MacBook Air belonging to his partner Gabriella DemetriadesRampal had recorded his first voluntary statement on November 13 2020 under Section 67 of the NDPS Act In his eightpage statement he had spoken about his educational qualifications personal details and journey in modelling and films his financial status and his personal life which includes partner Gabriella Demetriades how they met in 2014 and started living together in 2018 and had a baby the following yearWith regards to the tablet Rampal said ldquoUltracet tramadol was prescribed to my dog Brando by Happy Tails veterinary clinic for pain for postoperative management The other medicines Clonazepam was my sister Komal Rampalrsquos medication for which a subscription has been provided Today I have provided the prescription of Ultracet issued by Dr Umesh Karkare of Happy Tailsrdquo The Clonazepam was prescribed on September 5 2019 by Dr Rohit Garg from New Delhi ldquoMy sister spends a lot of time and days with me at my residence in Capri Heightsrdquo he said in his statementArjun Rampal with his partner Gabriella Demetriades File picQuestions over chatsRampal was also questioned regarding Demetriades who was arrested in two NCB cases including the one related to Sushantrsquos death The agency had information that Demetriades supplies drugs in the industry using Rampalrsquos name NCB also suspected Rampal to be part of the syndicateldquoI met Agisilaos around one and a half years ago I am acquainted with him but not personally I have met him around 15 to 16 times in our entire acquaintance I met him on his birthday on October 12 and he visited my residence for my sonrsquos birthday on July 18 2020rdquo Rampal said in the statementNCB officers showed him WhatsApp chats of Agisilaos with someone named Stuart and asked him to explain the chats ldquoI would like to emphasise that I have no knowledge of StuartI have no knowledge of the things described and discussedrdquo Rampal saidOfficers then showed Rampal another set of chats between Agisilaos and Stuart where Agisilaos used the name Arjun and called him a friend and boss ldquoI would like to explain that the friend and boss isnrsquot me but as per my understanding the person Agi was working for was Arjun Drdquo Rampal saidHe was then asked about a WhatsApp group chat where someone with an international number has asked ldquoHow about methrdquo In response Arjun said in his statement ldquoI have responded to that message with a question mark and lsquowhats methrsquordquoRampal was then shown another chat between Agisilaos and himself where Agisilaos asked if he wants anything to which Rampal responded ldquoAll good brordquo Agisilaos then asked ldquoHashrdquo ldquoTo this I did not respond I did not want to talk to him and hence ignored him There was no conversation after thatrdquo Rampal said in the statement Rampal also said he is unaware if Agisilaos uses his name to supply contrabandPrescriptions verifiedThe NCB had verified the prescriptions provided by Rampal and while the one from the veterinary clinic was genuine but the one of Clonazepam was backdated and had been procured after the November 9 raid The NCB recorded the statement of Dr Garg who said ldquoI didnrsquot have any record of Komal Rampal being treated for anxiety in my clinic at Chittranjan Park New Delhi A consultation for Komal over the phone was done on 10112020 However the date of issue of medical prescription was written as 05092020 by mistake and the same prescription was physically collected by Komal Rampalrsquos friend Artirdquo He also stated that he was unaware of the NCB case and the raidNCB again summoned Rampal on December 21 where he was given a set of 11 questions about the Clonazepam tablet and about his sisterrsquos anxiety He was asked to provide an invoice for the tablets to which he said that since the prescription is in Komalrsquos name further questions should be directed towards her The agency has recorded the statement of Komal as well but they havenrsquot reached a conclusion yet ldquoThe investigation is open against known and unknown peoplerdquo said WankhedeDuring the course of the investigation the NCB has also written to the Consulate General of Republic of South Africa in December 2020 saying that Rampal a suspect trying to flee the country and that he is likely to leave for South Africa NCB also told the Consulate about Agisiliaos who is a South African national already arrested in the case Despite several attempts midday was unable to reach Rampal for his commentsThe chargesheet has also named some people including few drug peddlers against whom the investigation is continuing in Sushant Singh Rajput drug case21Day in Dec 2020 that Rampal was last questionedNov 9Day in 2020 Rampalrsquos residence was raidedNov 13Day in 2020 Rampal was first questioned