Updated On: 30 June, 2023 08:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
Rhea Chakraborty Birthday: Here`s looking at the `Chehre` actress` journey after the storm that hit her life after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in 2020

Rhea Chakraborty
On June 14, 2020, the nation was shaken by the news of actor Sushant Singh Rajput`s demise. He was 34 at the time and it was reported that he died by suicide in his Bandra apartment. Soon after, theories started surfacing around the cause of his death and in a matter of days it snowballed into a huge matter. Rhea Chakraborty, who was dating the `Kai Po Che` actor at the time was mourning his loss. However, within days her fate changed for the worse as she dominated the headlines and became the talking point in the 9 pm news debates on Television as well. Things got out of hand after Rajpit`s family accused Chakraborty of abetment of suicide.
Rhea was soon subjected to a nationwide media trial. While she cooperated with the law during the investigation which had involvement of central agencies like CBI, ED, and NCB, a large number of people already looked at her as the villain. The long trial resulted in her being under judicial custody for a month. Her brother was also put under judicial custody for two months basis a chargesheet filed by the Narcotics Department.