Sushant Singh Rajput CASE: Aaditya Thackeray moves HC; Seeks CBI Probe In His Connection With Actor’s Death-REPORTS
In his application filed on October 13 through advocate Rahul Arote, Aaditya Thackeray said that the PIL was not maintainable as a probe in the matter was already on by state machinery
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray has moved to the Bombay High Court against the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) against him in connection to the deaths of Sushant Singh Rajput and his former manager Disha Salian.
In his application filed on October 13 through advocate Rahul Arote, Thackeray said that the PIL was not maintainable as a probe in the matter was already on by state machinery. ALSO READ | Aaditya Thackeray On Reinvestigation Of Disha Salian’s Suicide: Was In The Hospital To Visit My Grandfather When She Died
The PIL, filed by the ‘Supreme Court & High Court Litigants Association of India’ through its president, Rashid Khan Pathan, in September this year demanded the immediate arrest and custodial interrogation of Thackeray in connection with the “mysterious” deaths of Disha Salian and Sushant Singh Rajput, reported Hindustan Times.
However, the PIL has not yet been taken up for hearing by HC.
“We have filed an intervention application saying we should be heard before any order is passed. We have said the PIL is not maintainable as the investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput matter is already on by CBI,” Arote said.
He added, “How can any order be passed in a PIL when a state machinery is already seized of the probe.”
The PIL sought direction from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe Thackeray, a former Maharashtra minister, and for a comprehensive probe report to be submitted.
For the unversed, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14, 2020. While the Mumbai police had registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) case and initiated a probe, Sushant’s father in July lodged a complaint with the Bihar police alleging that Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her family members had abetted his suicide. ALSO READ | Aaditya Thackeray Breaks Silence On Sushant Singh Rajput Case: ‘This Is Dirty Politics’, Says The Attempt To Exploit A Dead Person Is A Blot On Humanity
Later, the case was transferred to the CBI which is currently carrying out a probe in the city. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing allegations of money laundering against Rhea and her family, while the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is looking into claims that Rhea used to consume drugs and had also given the same to Rajput.
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