Accused of having pushed her friend to suicide, a Bollywood actress becomes a bone of contention in India
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty arrives at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after her arrest in Mumbai on September 8, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas
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Actress Rhea Chakraborty is accused of having driven her companion to suicide.
She was eventually arrested for using cannabis.
This rebound has provoked many reactions in a case that has divided the whole country for three months.
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From our correspondent in Bangalore,
Côme Bastin
Each of the two camps sees it as a triumph or a deviation from justice.
Actress Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by police after three months of judicial soap opera in the midst of a pandemic.
A torrent of accusations have hung over the 28-year-old woman since her partner Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide.
The actor's family suspects her of manipulating, stealing and pushing him to death.
Suspicions widely relayed on social networks.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation took up the case on August 19 and carried out numerous interrogations.
It was finally for providing cannabis to her ex-companion that Rhea Chakraborty was arrested on Tuesday.
The announcement delighted the fringes of public opinion convinced of its guilt.
But it made a part of Indian society jump, which on the contrary sees it as proof of its innocence.
Cannabis consumption is indeed widespread in India.
Many Bollywood celebrities have once again denounced a macho witch hunt.
For their part, several Republic TV journalists resigned in the face of the relentlessness suffered by the actress.
The channel, close to the ruling BJP party, had largely echoed all the twists and turns of the investigation.
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